American Heart Association Archive — Page 10 of 10

December 26, 2012

Preventing hardened heart valves

Blocking a serotonin receptor may provide a novel therapy for heart valve disease.

By Leigh MacMillan
Blue ceramic cup filled with green tea on a small woven mat.
November 16, 2012

Green tea for failing hearts?

The main antioxidant compound in green tea increases contractile force in isolated heart cells, suggesting it may be useful in heart failure.

By Leigh MacMillan
At a registration table, a smiling woman in a black jacket receives a light-blue Heart Walk T-shirt from a volunteer, while other volunteers sort shirts and paperwork in the background.
October 4, 2012

Teams, walkers ready to show support for Nashville Heart Walk

The American Heart Association’s 2012 Nashville Heart Walk is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 6.

By Kathy Whitney
Red heart-shaped emblem with a white vertical torch-like symbol and a small red flame above it.
September 20, 2012

VUSM students land Heart Association scholarships

Two Vanderbilt University School of Medicine students have been selected to receive the American Heart Association’s Student Scholarship in Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke.

By Vanderbilt Health News
A group of performers in matching white shirts sing and play guitars during an indoor pep rally, with seated and standing spectators watching in the background.
September 13, 2012

New song, video set to help pump up Heart Walk awareness

At the inaugural Heart Walk Pep Rally last week, the Vanderbilt Heart Sounds introduced this year’s song, an original composition titled “Walk the Walk,” written by Cardiac Surgery administrative assistant Kurt Eger and cardiologist Mark Glazer, M.D.

By Kathy Whitney
Fluorescence microscopy image showing blue circular structures and clustered green and red fluorescent signals against a dark background. Metadata text: “ImageJ=1.44e” and “unit=um.”
May 14, 2012

Intestinal artillery launches anti-bacterial attack

The epithelial cells that line the intestines have a newly discovered mechanism for protecting us against microbes: they fire anti-bacterial “bullets” into the gut.

By Leigh MacMillan