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Speeding up heart rate helps heart failure patients with stiff hearts
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Speeding up heart rate helps heart failure patients with stiff hearts

by Ezra Xiong, University of Minnesota Medical School Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research published in JAMA Cardiology from the University of Minnesota Medical School and University of Vermont’s Larner College of Medicine found evidence that speeding up the heart rate with pacemakers may help patients who often experience shortness of breath. More than 75 million Americans have high blood...

Elevated heart rate linked to increased risk of dementia
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Elevated heart rate linked to increased risk of dementia

by Karolinska Institutet Yume Imahori, postdoc researcher at the Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences, and Society, Karolinska Institutet. Credit: Stefan Zimmerman Having an elevated resting heart rate in old age may be an independent risk factor of dementia, according to a study at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal...

Elevated heart rate linked to increased risk of dementia
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Elevated heart rate linked to increased risk of dementia

KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET IMAGE: YUME IMAHORI, POSTDOC RESEARCHER AT THE DEPARTMENT OF NEUROBIOLOGY, CARE SCIENCES AND SOCIETY, KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET. CREDIT: STEFAN ZIMMERMAN Having an elevated resting heart rate in old age may be an independent risk factor of dementia, according to a study at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal...

Rapid decreases in resting heart rate from childhood to adulthood may indicate heart trouble ahead
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Rapid decreases in resting heart rate from childhood to adulthood may indicate heart trouble ahead

MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA AT AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY IMAGE: MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA INVESTIGATORS REPORT A SIGNIFICANT ASSOCIATION BETWEEN A FASTER DECREASE IN RESTING HEART RATE FROM CHILDHOOD TO ADULTHOOD AND A LARGER LEFT VENTRICLE, THE HEART’S MAJOR PUMPING. CREDIT: KIM RATLIFF, AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY While a slow resting heart rate is generally considered a good thing,...

TO MAKE SHOTS HURT LESS, MAKE THE RIGHT FACE
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TO MAKE SHOTS HURT LESS, MAKE THE RIGHT FACE

Either a sincere smile or grimace can reduce the pain of a needle injection by as much as 40%, according to a new study. A genuine, or Duchenne, smile—one that elevates the corners of the mouth and creates crow’s feet around the eyes—can also significantly blunt the stressful, needle-related physiological response by lowering the heart...

Depression risk detected by measuring heart rate changes
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Depression risk detected by measuring heart rate changes

EUROPEAN COLLEGE OF NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY IMAGE: A WEARABLE HEART MONITOR, OF THE TYPE USED IN THE STUDY. For the first time doctors have shown that measuring changes in 24-hour heart rate can reliably indicate whether or not someone is depressed. In practical terms, this may give clinicians an objective “early warning” of potential depression, as well...

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HIIT programs show benefits for those with Down syndrome

The high-intensity interval training helps achieve critical health outcomes HIGH-INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING PROVIDES THE SAME HEALTH BENEFITS AS AEROBIC EXERCISE, BUT CAN TAKE LESS TIME TO PROVIDE THOSE BENEFITS, ACCORDING TO NEW RESEARCH. view more CREDIT: PHOTO COURTESY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF KINESIOLOGY/UGA Incorporating high-intensity interval training, or HIIT, into exercise programs for individuals with...

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Patients with COVID-19 may develop thyroid infection

WASHINGTON–COVID-19 infection may cause subacute thyroiditis, according to a new case study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Subacute thyroiditis is an inflammatory thyroid disease characterized by neck pain and is usually preceded by an upper respiratory tract infection. It may be caused by a viral infection or a post-viral inflammatory reaction,...

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