Topic: Mayo Foundation For Medical Education And Research

Retired NFL players' arteries may not be so healthy

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite all their hard work on the field, retired National Football League players may be facing the same health problems that plague obese men who stick to watching the game."We see these guys as supermen, they are ...
Researchers have managed to reverse some of the damage caused by a heart attack using stem cells that were induced from connective tissue cells, according to a study published Monday.The proof-of-concept study on mice is the first attempt to use induced pluripotent ...
What Are Some Ways to Prevent Heart Disease? It is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. In 2002, almost 700,000 people died of heart disease in the U.S., which was 29% of all deaths ...