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June 7, 2011

Using magnets to help prevent heart attacks: Magnetic field can reduce blood viscosity, physicist discovers

If a person's blood becomes too thick it can damage blood vessels and increase the risk of heart attacks. But a Temple University physicist has discovered that he can thin the human blood by subjecting it to a magnetic field.

Rongjia Tao, professor and chair of physics at Temple University, has pioneered the use of electric or magnetic fields to decrease the viscosity of oil in engines and pipelines. Now, he is using the same magnetic fields to thin human blood in the circulation system.

Using magnets to help prevent heart attacks: Magnetic field can reduce blood viscosity, physicist discovers

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