by University of Colorado at Boulder Credit: CC0 Public Domain In recent years, numerous studies have shown that people who don’t get enough sleep are at greater risk of stroke and heart attack. A new University of Colorado Boulder study, published in the journal Experimental Physiology, helps explain why. It found that people who sleep fewer than...
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Heart health messages for women may backfire, say U of A researchers
Messages meant to empower women with heart disease to live a healthier lifestyle may have the opposite effect, according to University of Alberta research. Folio “Women are told they need to exercise more, they need to lose weight, they need to be social and all these heart-healthy activities, but we found that these messages made...
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Five foods to improve your heart health—and two to absolutely avoid
Nutritional advice can feel overwhelming. It seems, at least from some headlines, like the advice is constantly changing. Even though the science hasn’t actually changed all that much over the years, we are always revising details and even doctors know it can be hard to keep up, which is why the American College of Cardiology...
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Stick-On Solar-Powered Heart Monitor Fits on a Finger
Scientists at the Riken, a major Japanese research institute, and University of Tokyo have developed a remarkable ambient light-powered cardiac monitor that looks like a transparent bandage. The underlying technology makes possible other flexible body-worn sensors that don’t need to have an external electric source powering them, including temperature and sweat sensors. Because power is...