Health & Medicine - Mar 14, 2011 9:04 - 1 Comment

New stint for hypertension meds

TULANE (US) — High blood pressure medication may reduce the risk of stroke and congestive heart failure in patients with a history of cardiovascular disease but who don’t have hypertension. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 11, 2011 13:32 - 0 Comments

Protein molecule ramps up blood flow

UNC CHAPEL HILL (US) — A protein molecule improves function of cells in patients hospitalized with cardiac arrest, increasing blood flow to organs previously cut off from circulation. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 8, 2011 16:15 - 0 Comments

Early to bed is healthy and wise

U. WARWICK (UK) — Not getting enough sleep or having sleep interrupted can have serious, long-term effects on overall health, leading to stroke, heart attack, and cardiovascular disorders. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 15, 2010 12:41 - 0 Comments

Stealth vascular disease limits thinking

UC DAVIS (US) — Even older people leading active, healthy lifestyles often have silent vascular disease affecting their ability to think. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Oct 1, 2010 11:35 - 1 Comment

Skinny on soda: It makes kids fat

U. ROCHESTER (US) — Empty calories, like those in soda and fruit juice with little to no nutritional value, now make up about 40 percent of the energy consumed by children in the United States. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Sep 14, 2010 14:03 - 0 Comments

Arthritis med’s link to heart attacks revealed

UC DAVIS (US)—Scientists have discovered a novel mechanism that explains why long-term, high-dosage use of the well-known arthritis pain medication, Vioxx, has led to heart attacks and strokes. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 21, 2010 15:10 - 2 Comments

Sweet tooth may be bad for the heart

EMORY (US)—Added sugars in processed foods and beverages may increase cardiovascular disease risk factors, according to the first study of its kind to examine the association between the consumption of added sugars and lipid measures. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 2, 2010 10:52 - 0 Comments

Fat layer is heart’s gatekeeper

EMORY (US)—Using CT or MRI to image epicardial adipose tissue, the layer of fat around the heart, provides extra information compared with standard diagnostic techniques such as coronary artery calcium scoring. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 23, 2010 15:47 - 1 Comment

Heart-friendly walnuts help prostate, too

UC DAVIS (US)—Walnut consumption slows the growth of prostate cancer in mice and has beneficial effects on multiple genes related to the control of tumor growth and metabolism. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 11, 2010 13:09 - 6 Comments

Old arteries blocked? Just grow new ones

YALE (US)—A new method for growing arteries could lead to a less invasive way to treat coronary artery disease. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 1, 2010 12:49 - 2 Comments

Preschoolers get head start on heart disease

UNC CHAPEL HILL (US)—Overweight children—as young as 3 years old—show signs of having elevated levels of C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammation that in adults is considered an early warning sign for future heart disease. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 15, 2010 13:55 - 3 Comments

Highway pollution drives up heart risk

USC (US)—Exposure to air pollution accelerates the thickening of artery walls that leads to cardiovascular disease, reports a new study—the first to link outdoor air quality and progression of atherosclerosis in humans. (more…)

Science & Technology - Feb 8, 2010 11:01 - 16 Comments

Genetic variants linked to human aging

KING’S COLLEGE LONDON (UK)—After analyzing more than 500,000 genetic variations across the entire human genome, a research team has identified definitive variants associated with biological aging in humans. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jan 26, 2010 13:03 - 7 Comments

Why meat-eating humans outlive apes

USC—The same evolutionary genetic advantages that have helped increase human lifespans by regulating the effects of meat-rich diets also make us uniquely susceptible to diseases of aging such as cancer, heart disease, and dementia. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jan 6, 2010 13:24 - 9 Comments

Vitamin D, race, and cardiac deaths

U. ROCHESTER—Vitamin D deficiency may contribute to a higher number of heart and stroke-related deaths among black Americans compared to whites, a new study finds. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Dec 11, 2009 10:05 - 4 Comments

Let kids get dirty. It’s good for them

NORTHWESTERN (US)—Are hyper-hygienic parents getting too worked up over germs? A new study suggests exposure to common germs early in life may actually protect against cardiovascular diseases in adulthood. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Dec 10, 2009 11:41 - 3 Comments

Genes help explain racial gap in diabetes

UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US)—A recent discovery suggests that inherited genetic variations exist between whites and blacks living in the United States, which may help explain the racial discrepancies in the development of conditions such as type II diabetes and cardiovascular disease. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Dec 9, 2009 14:20 - 7 Comments

Childhood trauma lingers in mind, body

DUKE (US)—Negative experiences in childhood may alter not only an adult’s psychology but also physical health into middle age and beyond. (more…)

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