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The race is on to lead medical AI revolution
Armed with a computer screen and mouse instead of a scalpel in an operating theater, cardiologist Benjamin Meder carefully places the electrodes of a pacemaker in a beating digital heart. Using this "digital twin," which mimics the electrical and physical properties of the cells in ...
Even an occasional glass of wine or beer increases the risk of health problems and dying, according to a major study on drinking in 195 nations that attributes 2.8 million premature deaths worldwide each year to booze. "There is no safe level of alcohol," said ...
Conductor Ozawa makes comeback after surgery for heart valve disease
World-renowned conductor Seiji Ozawa made a comeback Saturday after undergoing surgery for heart valve disease, pleasing his fans, who have not seen him conducting in about nine months. The 82-year-old returned to conducting at a concert in Nagano Prefecture by students of the Ozawa International ...
Chewing gum as you walk may help you stay slimmer: Japanese study
The study says chewing gum while walking at a natural pace raises one’s heart rate, travel distance and energy expenditure.
WHO sets draft recommendations for saturated and trans fats to curb heart disease
Adults and children should consume a maximum of 10 percent of their daily calories in the form of saturated fat such as meat and butter and 1 percent from trans fats to reduce the risk of heart disease, the World Health Organization said on ...
Finns who regularly take saunas may face a far lower stroke risk than those who go less often, said a study Wednesday. The report in the journal Neurology is the first to assess the relationship between saunas and strokes, and was based on more than ...
Being overweight or obese does pose a risk of heart disease, despite claims to the contrary, a study of nearly 300,000 British adults suggested Friday. While it is generally accepted that being overweight increases a person's disease risk, some researchers have recently suggested that carrying ...
French anti-cholesterol drug Praluent cuts death risk, study says
The anti-cholesterol drug Praluent (alirocumab), made by France's Sanofi Pharmaceuticals, is linked to a 15 percent lower risk of major cardiovascular events like heart attack and stroke, a study said Saturday. Alirocumab was also associated with a 15 percent reduction in death from any cause, ...
Food science caught between the head and the heart
"Heart-healthy" foods could be bad for the brain, new research suggests. What's a careful eater to do?
The early hope that stem cell therapy would make the paralyzed walk, the blind see and cure diabetes have given way to a long list of failures, highlighted by early stem cell champion Geron Corp. abandoning the field in 2011. But two small companies, Athersys ...
People who drink three to four cups of coffee a day are more likely to see health benefits than harm, experiencing lower risks of premature death and heart disease than those who abstain, scientists said on Wednesday. The research, which collated evidence from more than ...
American Heart Association guidelines redefine high blood pressure as 130, not 140
High blood pressure was redefined Monday by the American Heart Association, which said the disease should be treated sooner, when it reaches 130/80 mm Hg, not the previous limit of 140/90. Doctors now recognize that complications "can occur at those lower numbers," said the first ...
