Bioengineers at the University of California, San Diego (USA) have shown in a study of pigs that a new injectable hydrogel can repair damage caused by heart attacks by helping to grow new tissue, blood vessels and heart. The results of the study, published in the “Science Translational Medicine” Journal, clear the way to begin…
Mediterranean diet with nuts reduces the risk of heart attack by 30%
Eating a Mediterranean diet, enriched with 30 grams of nuts reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease by 30% and decreases the chance of having ictus or stroke by about 49%. The essay, called “Predimed“, is one of the largest clinical nutrition studies ever made in the world and the results will enable a comprehensive nutrition…
Stopping smoking reduces risk of stroke in the elderly
Quitting smoking reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke during moments of great stress and also in old age says a study released today by the German Center for Cancer Research (DKFZ). A smoker of 60 years has many risks of heart attack as opposed to a 19 years-old man non-smoker. Still, those who…