Health
Nutritional needs during pregnancy and breastfeeding
March is National Nutrition Month, which makes this a good time to learn about your nutritional needs during pregnancy and while breastfeeding.
Mar 17, 2023
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News tagged with calcium
Medical research
Calcium: A key player for a promising and safe brain treatment?
A promising therapy for a range of brain diseases involves antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs)—specialized molecules that can modulate RNA and alter protein production—directly injected into the cerebrospinal fluid, in ...
Mar 13, 2023
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Cardiology
Remote blood pressure management program enhanced care during pandemic, finds research
Hypertension is the leading risk factor for death worldwide. During the COVID-19 pandemic, routine blood pressure assessments decreased because of global disruptions to medical care delivery.
Mar 13, 2023
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Health
Known as the silent disease, osteoporosis affects 10 million people in the US
In the United States, an estimated 10 million people 50 years old and older have osteoporosis. Most of these people are women, but about 2 million are men. Osteoporosis is a disease marked by significant bone loss and reduced ...
Mar 9, 2023
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Cardiology
Coronary calcium scoring shown to be cost-effective for stratifying risk and guiding statin therapy
It is one of the most challenging and critical issues in cardiovascular disease (CVD) treatment—how best to direct health resources to identify and treat those people at risk of a heart attack or stroke who don't have CVD ...
Mar 8, 2023
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Medical research
Acid glia in REM sleep: Stronger acid response in epileptic mice
Researchers at Tohoku University have shown that astrocytes—star-shaped glial cells that control the local ionic and metabotropic environment of the brain—exhibit an acid response with REM sleep in mice. They theorize ...
Mar 3, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How COVID-19 can impact the heart
COVID-19 infections can cause potentially life-threatening heart issues. Studies suggest that people with COVID-19 are 55% more likely to suffer a major adverse cardiovascular event, including heart attack, stroke and death, ...
Feb 18, 2023
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Cardiology
Irregular sleeping habits may increase risk of atherosclerosis in older adults
Sleeping an inconsistent number of hours each night and falling asleep at different times may increase the risk of developing atherosclerosis among adults older than 45 compared to people with more consistent sleep habits, ...
Feb 15, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Social isolation triggers astrocyte-mediated deficits in learning and memory
Here is an important reason to stay in touch with friends and family: social isolation causes memory and learning deficits and other behavioral changes. Many brain studies have focused on the effects social deprivation has ...
Feb 14, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Potential therapeutic target for schizophrenia identified
Targeting calcium signaling in neurons represents a promising therapeutic approach for treating a rare form of schizophrenia, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Biological Psychiatry.
Feb 7, 2023
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