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...whole life. What often goes unsaid is that her heart may not. Between 30 and 50 percent of women who...some degree of cardiomyopathy, a weakening of the heart muscle, often long before they'd think to look for...decides which copy of it to use. Why a Carrier's Heart Is at Risk. The dystrophin gene sits on the X chromosome....

...unambiguous on that point. People who score high on alexithymia measures show the same physiological responses to emotional situations as anyone else: heart rate climbs, skin conductance rises, the body does what bodies...

...same: a calendar. Not a general sense that the heart needs watching, but the specific test, at the specific...Two things are being tracked simultaneously: the heart's electrical conduction and its pumping efficiency....Electrical changes on the ECG can show up before the heart muscle itself shows any visible strain. That's why...

...research. This lag reflects institutional blind spots, not active avoidance. Small patient populations don't generate the donor urgency that cancer or heart disease do. Academic prestige doesn't cluster around disability research the way it does around oncology trials. The result is a funding ecosystem where...

...Germany's Andrea Eskau took silver, 28.4 seconds back. That gap isn't just about ski speed. It's about shooting accuracy under cardiovascular load. Your heart...

...therapy uses firm, consistent touch to activate the parasympathetic nervous system. This is the branch of your autonomic nervous system that slows your heart rate, lowers cortisol, and shifts your body out of fight-or-flight mode. When a child with sensory processing differences experiences sensory overload,...

...cardiologist mentioned a heart defect. You're...have a congenital heart defect. That statistic...three most common heart defects in Down...The Most Common Heart Defects in Down...of congenital heart disease in children...center of the heart where the upper...meet. In a typical heart, these chambers...separate, forcing the heart to work harder...syndrome who have heart defects. The condition...

...damages cells. In the heart, that damage is cumulative...early detection buys time. Heart medications started before...still working. Why the Heart Is Affected. Dystrophin...during contraction. The heart contracts about 100,000...scars and stiffens. The heart enlarges to compensate,...Others maintain normal heart function into their late...

...looks like in practice. Why Echocardiograms Are Challenging for Sensory-Sensitive Children. An echocardiogram uses ultrasound to create images of the heart. The technician applies cold gel to the chest, then presses a handheld transducer (the probe) against the skin at different angles. The child needs...

...Afghanistan. On October 28, 2009, he stepped on an IED. He lost both legs above the knee and waited two hours for evacuation. He received a Purple Heart for his service. The path from that morning in Nowzad to scoring the goal that won a Paralympic gold...

...break, not as a reward: as an additional demand on a body that is already working at its limit. You ski hard, stop at a range, raise a rifle while your heart is still hammering, and try to hit a target the size of a small plate from 10 meters. Miss, and you ski a penalty loop before continuing. Then you go...

...the most decorated Paralympic snowboarder who has ever competed, and nine days from stepping onto the snow at the Cortina Para Snowboard Park in the heart of the Dolomites. You are going to want to watch this one. From Rehabilitation to the Record Books Huckaby started snowboarding in 2013 and built...