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Researchers make breakthrough in bioprinting functional human heart tissue

Science Daily - Heart Disease

Researchers have developed a way of bioprinting tissues that change shape as a result of cell-generated forces, in the same way that it happens in biological tissues during organ development.

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New research explores alcohol’s impact on the heart

American Heart News - Heart News

Research Highlights: Two new, basic research studies in rodents (mice and rats) analyzed the impacts that alcohol may have on the heart. In a mouse study, abnormal heart rhythms that can occur after a pattern of repeated simulation of binge drinking.

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Can a smartwatch save your life? Google researchers develop smartwatch algorithm to detect cardiac arrest

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

A machine learning algorithm running on a smartwatch demonstrated the ability to detect sudden loss of pulse with high specificity (99.99%) and moderate sensitivity (67.23%), according to a study led by Google Research.

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Research shows sotagliflozin is the first medication of its kind to significantly reduce both heart attacks and strokes

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Sotagliflozin, a drug recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat type 2 diabetes and kidney disease with additional cardiovascular risk factors, can significantly reduce heart attack and stroke among these patients, according to results from an international clinical trial led by a Mount Sinai researcher.

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Researchers identify 'sweet spot' for safe surgery after heart attack

Science Daily - Heart Disease

New research suggests older adults wait 3-6 months after a heart attack before elective noncardiac surgery to reduce the risk of serious complications like stroke or another heart attack.

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Two researchers to receive first-ever Ralph L. Sacco Scholarships for Brain Health

American Heart News - Stroke News

Sacco Scholarships for Brain Health to two researchers, Patrick Devlin, Ph.D., DALLAS and MINNEAPOLIS, July 2, 2024 — The American Academy of Neurology and the American Heart Association have awarded the first-ever Ralph L. of Houston, Texas, and Cyprien.

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Research on cardiac care disparities between men and women: a waste of time?

Heart Sisters

How many more cardiac studies do we need before we believe what decades of published cardiac research have already told us?

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