Heart & Lung

The Heart & Lung section explores heart and lung health, covering topics like personal lung cancer experiences, WHO’s anti-smoking strategies, heart attack awareness in women, and hypertension’s impact. It also highlights technological advancements in heart failure detection, strategies to reduce stroke risk, and the role of vitamin D in preventing atrial fibrillation. This section emphasizes the importance of comprehensive health awareness and innovative treatments in heart and lung care.

June 7, 2021

Nanocapsules could reduce existing treatment’s side effects

Blood clot-busting nanocapsules could reduce existing treatment’s side effects: Imperial researchers have designed drug delivery nanocapsules that could reduce the side effects of a major...

May 31, 2021

Funding boost for vulnerable Australian cardiac patients

Funding boost gives hope to vulnerable Australian cardiac patients: A Curtin University research team has been awarded almost $1.5million in Federal Government funding to coordinate...

May 31, 2021

Results of the COLCORONA study

Results of the COLCORONA study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine - Colchicine could be considered as a treatment for non-hospitalized patients diagnosed with COVID-19...

May 28, 2021

Victory for thousands of terminally ill patients

Antifibrotic drugs offer hope to thousands of patients who are living with a condition that has a worse outcome than most cancers. · Action for...

May 19, 2021

WHO: Long working hours increasing deaths

Long working hours increasing deaths from heart disease and stroke: WHO, ILO: Long working hours led to 745 000 deaths from stroke and ischemic heart...

May 17, 2021

Mouse studies find sugar-free energy drinks just as harmful

Mouse studies find sugar-free energy drinks just as harmful: Two Curtin research studies have found the excessive consumption of energy drinks, even sugar-free varieties, can...

May 17, 2021

Future of lung disease care ‘at risk’

Future of lung disease care ‘at risk’ due to workforce shortages and backlog from COVID-19: Staffing shortages are impacting diagnosis, treatment, and care of people with...

May 11, 2021

Novel non-coding RNAs regulating blood vessel formation

Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland have discovered previously unknown non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) involved in regulating the gene expression of vascular endothelial growth factors...

May 7, 2021

COVID-19 impact on blood vessels and heart health

COVID-19 may have long-term impact on blood vessels and heart health: New research published in Experimental Physiology highlight the possible long term health impacts of COVID-19 on...

April 30, 2021

NICE guidelines will delay AF diagnosis

NICE guidelines will delay AF diagnosis: AF Association welcomes the new National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guideline for atrial fibrillation (AF), the...