Hydraulic forces help to fill the heart
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden have contributed to a recent discovery that the heart is filled with the aid of hydraulic forces, the same as those...
View ArticleAstronauts experience decrease in blood vessel function during spaceflight,...
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have decreased physical fitness because of a decrease in the way oxygen moves through the body, according to a Kansas State University kinesiology study.
View ArticlePaper test strip could help heart failure patients monitor their condition at...
Contrary to the condition's name, heart failure doesn't mean the heart has stopped pumping—it's just not working at full strength. It can often be managed with medications and lifestyle changes, but...
View ArticleA robotic doctor is gearing up for action
A robotic doctor that can be controlled hundreds of kilometres away by a human counterpart is gearing up for action.
View ArticleResearchers find first genomic biomarkers in extracellular vesicles in...
Researchers at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University have discovered important biomarkers in extracellular vesicles in dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease and congestive...
View ArticleHope for dogs with most common cardiorespiratory disease
Open-heart surgery to address the most common cardiorespiratory disease in dogs has been performed for the first time in Australia, at the University of Sydney's Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
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