Spaceflight alters human heart cells, but they mostly return to normal: Study
The thought of spaceflight may make the heart skip a beat, but actually travelling beyond Earth could alter the organ’s cells.
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Amanda Holden shares reaction after completing 10,000ft charity skydive
Amanda Holden has exclaimed “box ticked” after leaping from a plane flying at 10,000ft during a charity skydive.
Dog ownership linked to better heart health
Dogs have a habit of winning hearts, but scientists say they can also help keep them healthy.
Good heart health in middle age linked to lower dementia risk – study
Middle-aged adults with healthy hearts have a lower risk of developing dementia later in life, a study suggests.
No battery required – ‘symbiotic’ pacemaker powered by heartbeats
A revolutionary battery-free pacemaker that harvests energy from heartbeats has been successfully tested in pigs.
Global’s regional radio cuts ‘a travesty’
The decision of Global to cut many regional radio shows has been branded a “travesty” by shadow culture secretary Tom Watson.
Dundee roadworks force OAP suffering heart attack to WALK to ambulance
A pensioner who was having a heart attack had to walk to a waiting ambulance because roadworks prevented the vehicle driving down his street.
Deep forehead wrinkles link to cardiovascular disease
People who have more deep forehead wrinkles than is typical for their age may have a higher risk of dying of cardiovascular disease (CVD), researchers have suggested.
Angela ‘eternally grateful’ to off-duty doctor and nurse who saved her life after collapsing in Dundee park
A lifesaving defibrillator has been donated to Broughty Ferry YMCA – with help from a woman whose own life was saved by a mystery medical duo.
Call for all Dundee school pupils to get mandatory CPR lessons
A leading heart charity is calling on Dundee’s schools to roll out mandatory CPR lessons to create “a nation of life savers”.
New Clean Air Act needed to protect heart health, charity says
A new Clean Air Act that meets international air quality guidelines should be established by the Government to protect heart health from toxic levels of pollution, a charity has suggested.
Improving heart health could prevent frailty in old age
New research has shown that older people with very low risk of heart disease also have very little frailty, raising the possibility that frailty could be prevented.
Study challenges ‘obesity paradox’
The idea that it might be possible to be overweight or obese, but not at increased risk of heart disease, has been challenged by a new study.
Scientists reveal a handy way to measure heart health
A weak handshake could be an early sign of a failing heart, scientists say.
Local mum and dad ’over the moon’ after little Benjamin has life-saving surgery
A mum has said she felt like she’d “won the lottery” when she was told her baby boy had successfully come through life-saving surgery.
Bikram yoga is ‘no more effective at improving heart health than yoga practised at room temperature’
Bikram yoga is no more effective at improving heart health than yoga practised at room temperature, new research suggests.
Generous people really do listen to their hearts, scientists find
Generous people really do give from the heart, research suggests.
This surgical glue can seal wounds in 60 seconds without needing staples or stitches
Researchers have developed a highly elastic surgical glue that, they say, can seal wounds within a minute.
Dundee mum reveals ‘terrifying’ experience after brave baby Ryleigh born with holes in her heart
A Dundee newborn baby with five holes in her heart has been described as her mum’s “warrior princess”.
Heart screening events set up following death of Dundee footballer are already saving lives
Young lives have been saved thanks to a heart screening event in memory of a Dundee footballer who died from an undiagnosed condition.