Battling Heart and Stroke

Stem cell research has been viewed as the potential source of future treatments of many ailments from cancer to cardiovascular disease. In this post, I review two of the latest studies on stem cell research which show great promise in treating heart diseases.

Repairing heart defects with stem cells

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You’ve heard it before. “Laughter is the best medicine.” Especially for heart disease and stroke.

Here are the latest research results showing the positive emotions have positive effects on the your heart and vascular system.

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Earlier this week, the British House of Commons voted by a large majority the amendments for Human Fertilization and Embryonic Research Act which allows scientists to produce human-animal hybrid embryos for stem cell research.

It is the belief of many scientists, lawmakers, as well as patients that the key to future therapies that can cure diseases - from cardiovascular disorders to cancer - lie in stem cell research.

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By Patsy Hamilton

Much of the latest published research reports on coronary heart disease focus on treatment and the use of statin drugs to lower LDL cholesterol levels. The coronary heart disease research studies mentioned here focus primarily on causes and the need for prevention education, rather than treatment.

A number of scientific studies have focused on the relationship between heart disease and type-2 diabetes mellitus, sometimes referred to as adult onset diabetes. Uncontrolled diabetes is a risk factor for developing heart disease. One recent study focused on the survival rate of patients with diabetes mellitus, who had already suffered one heart attack.

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