UC Davis surgeon pioneers dual chamber leadless pacemaker in 13-year-old patient
UC Davis Director of Pediatric Electrophysiology Dan Cortez has set another world record: He is the first to implant a dual chamber ...
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Disruption of circadian clock linked to accelerated colorectal cancer progression
Research from the University of California, Irvine has revealed how disruption of the circadian clock, the body's internal, 24-hour biological ...
Experimental wireless pacemaker harvests energy from heart to recharge battery
By converting mechanical energy into electrical energy, an experimental wireless, or leadless, pacemaker housing is able to partially recharge its ...
Intensive blood pressure control linked to lower risk of left ventricular conduction disease
Heart conduction disorders can often lead to serious or fatal complications including complete heart block or heart failure. Left ventricular ...
Researchers optically evoke tachycardia enhanced anxiety-like behaviour
In a recent study published in the journal Nature, researchers devised a non-invasive optogenetic and wearable cardiac pacemaker for accurate ...
Wireless, battery-free pacemaker could make life easier for heart disease patients
Atrial fibrillation – a form of irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia – leads to more than 454,000 hospitalizations and nearly 160,000 ...
Neurons show rhythmic activity at different frequencies in the desynchronized state
In the 17th century, the Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens hanged two of his recently invented pendulum clocks on a wooden ...
