Heart
Risk Factors for Heart Disease
In the last decade, there has been a dramatic decline in the number of deaths from heart attacks. In 1970, nearly a million Americans died of cardiovascular disease; now the annual toll is below 600,000. The cause for this improved mortality rate are unknown, but most experts believe that the increased awareness of cardiovascular risk [...]
Ungkapan Yang Mengejutkan Soal Jantung Anda
Jantung merupakan organ tubuh manusia yang sering dijuluki sebagai organ paling vital yang menentukan apakah seseorang masih hidup atau sudah meninggal. Ada beberapa fakta tentang jantung yang sebelumnya hanya dianggap sebagai ungkapan saja.
Beberapa ungkapan yang sering kita dengar berkaitan dengan jantung antara lain seperti ‘Ikuti kata hati’, ‘Makanlah sesuatu untuk jantung kita’ atau beberapa ungkapan [...]
Kudzu May Help Ease Metabolic Syndrome
Kudzu Root Extract Shows Promise in Lab Tests on Rats With Condition Like Metabolic Syndrome
Kudzu, a fast-growing vine widely considered a nuisance because it covers everything in its path, may be set for a medical makeover.
A new study, published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, shows that kudzu root extract may help curb [...]
New Hope for Fixing Broken Hearts
Research Shows Heart Damage Can Be Reversed
It has long been thought that damage to the heart is irreversible, but new research is challenging that assumption.
Investigators from Children’s Hospital Boston were able to reverse heart damage in mice by stimulating the growth of new heart muscle cells.
They did this by injecting the mice with the [...]
