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The Heart Has Two Types of Nerve Cells, and Removing Either One Stopped Mouse Hearts

A Cell study mapped the heart's own nervous system and found two neuron types. One keeps the heart running. The other guards it under stress.

Medical Daily · Aug 12

Risks of cannabis range from heart attack to psychosis. Here's who may be most susceptible

Cannabis is the most commonly used federally illegal drug in the United States, used by about 52.5 million people, or about 19% of Americans.

Fortune · Jun 3, 2025

Women are drinking more than ever—causing even more detrimental health effects than men

Women in the U.S. have now caught up to men's historically higher drinking habits, placing their health at risk.

Fortune · May 6, 2025

Faye Flam: If you’ve had COVID, watch out for stroke symptoms

Harlan Krumholz, a cardiologist at the Yale School of Medicine, says he worries about two kinds of long COVID. There’s the obvious version where people suffer prolonged virus symptoms like fatigue, and a stealthier version in which people recover yet carry an added risk of blood clots and strokes.

Tribune News Service · Nov 5, 2022

Breakthrough as scientists successfully revive dead pig organs

Findings could make more organ transplants possible and save more lives each year, scientists say

The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2022

Ground-breaking technology restores dead organs back to life-like state

A new technique to restore the organs in a body all at once could one day help get much-needed organs to those waiting on the transplant list.

Inverse · Aug 3, 2022