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How Dog Hearts Handle Tough Conditions

December 29, 2025

Scientists have been looking at how dog hearts cope with certain health issues. They focused on a specific blood flow pattern in the main pulmonary artery, which happens at the end of each heartbeat. This flow, called end-diastolic forward flow (EDFF), has been studied in humans to understand how th

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Exploring a New Way to Help People with Lung Pressure Problems

December 23, 2025

People with lung pressure issues face many challenges. A new idea is being tested to see if it can help. This idea uses a phone app to teach mindfulness. Mindfulness is about being aware of the present moment. It can help people manage stress and pain. The app is designed to be easy to use. It guid

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Breathing Easy: Can Workouts Help Those with Lung Pressure Issues?

December 22, 2025

So, there's this thing called pulmonary hypertension. It's when the pressure in the blood vessels leading from the heart to the lungs gets too high. Not cool, right? Now, you'd think that exercise might be off the table for these folks. But guess what? Some research says it might actually help. A b

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A Promising Breakthrough for Pulmonary Hypertension Patients

October 6, 2025

Pulmonary hypertension, a serious condition where blood pressure in the heart-to-lung system is too high, has long been a challenge to treat. But there's new hope on the horizon. A recent study has shown that a drug called sotatercept can make a big difference for people newly diagnosed with this co

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Boosting Blood Vessel Health: A New Hope for Pulmonary Hypertension

June 19, 2025

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a serious condition where blood pressure in the lungs is too high. It often starts with issues in the lining of the pulmonary arteries. These arteries need to relax and widen to allow blood to flow easily. This relaxation is partly controlled by something called endoth

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Breathing Lessons: Training Doctors to Tackle Lung Pressure

February 28, 2025

Imagine being a doctor and having to deal with a condition that makes a person's heart work extra hard to pump blood through their lungs. This is the challenge faced by doctors dealing with pulmonary hypertension. This condition is tricky because it's not just about the lungs, it's about the heart t

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Echo Scores and Heart Health: What's the Link?

December 23, 2024

Ever wondered how well your heart's working? Researchers are finding new ways to check, especially for folks with heart troubles. They're looking at how the right side of the heart handles pressure. This isn't just about how much pressure (like a scale), but also how the pressure changes (like a bou

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Discovering How LPS Affects Arteries and Airways in Mice with ARDS

December 20, 2024

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) badly affects a person's quality of life and can lead to pulmonary hypertension (PH). Scientists often use lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to induce ARDS in mice. This helps them study how ARDS can disrupt the lungs and cause inflammation. Researchers wanted to se