Tag: Heart disease
New computational approach promises cost-effective cholesterol control solution
Researchers develop a cost-effective approach to prevent harmful protein interactions, offering new hope for treating high cholesterol
Not one but three readings in a single visit must for...
Measurement of blood pressure is done routinely and is considered to be a good way to determine a healthy or diseased heart as well as to predict future heart health-related issues.................
New mobile app may help in addressing heart disease in rural...
The app is in the form of a clinical decision support system (CDSS), which can be loaded on an android phone. It has a module that can send alerts to health workers about high-risk individuals who need follow-up visits.....................
Shift work increases diabetes & heart disease risk: study
A new study has specifically suggested that shift work leads to negative impact on the way a type of fat (called triglycerides) is broken down, as well as on the way sugar is utilised in our bodies.................
Heart disease, stroke among top killers in India
The prevalence of heart disease and stroke has increased by over 50% from 1990 to 2016 in India, with an increase observed in every state. Both contributed to 28·1% of total deaths in India in 2016, compared with 15·2% in 1990.........…......
Healthy lifestyle can overcome even genetic risk of heart disease: study
Research has shown that even if one is genetically prone to diabetes or heart disease, one can reduce the risk with healthy lifestyle...........
Scientists develop software to predict ailing heart
The programme uses information from patient electrocardiograms, filtering noisy signals in this data and converting the heartbeat wave signals into a 0-1 binary language to interpret it...........