News tagged with circulatory disease


'Diseases of affluence' spreading to poorer countries

High blood pressure and obesity are no longer confined to wealthy countries, a new study has found. These health risks have traditionally been associated with affluence, and in 1980, they were more prevalent in countries ...

Cardiology created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Immune systems of healthy adults 'remember' germs to which they've never been exposed

It's established dogma that the immune system develops a "memory" of a microbial pathogen, with a correspondingly enhanced readiness to combat that microbe, only upon exposure to it—or to its components though a vaccine. ...

Immunology created Feb 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (13) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study shows how dark chocolate may be good for our health—particularly if you are male

(Medical Xpress)—Cocoa-rich dark chocolate might help protect against heart disease and stroke, but probably more so if you are a man.

Health created Dec 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Death rate 2 to 4 times as high among childless couples

Despite the popular belief among parents that having children shortens their lives, the reverse seems to be true, particularly for women, indicates a large study of childless couples, treated for infertility, and published ...

Health created Dec 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Risk of childhood obesity can be predicted at birth

A simple formula can predict at birth a baby's likelihood of becoming obese in childhood, according to a study published today in the open access journal PLOS ONE.

Overweight and Obesity created Nov 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Heart disease map of England highlights growing social inequality in older ages

A study estimating the death rate from heart and circulatory disease in each electoral ward in England has found that despite considerable improvements since the 1980s, the difference between the wealthiest and poorest communities ...

Cardiology created Nov 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists identify mechanisms in kidney disease that trigger heart attacks and strokes

(Medical Xpress) -- Up to 15 per cent of the population in the UK are affected by kidney disease. While a small number of individuals will develop kidney failure, a far greater number will develop circulatory ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

One in 20 hospital beds used to treat smoking-related illnesses

(Medical Xpress) -- One in every 20 hospital beds is occupied by someone with a smoking-related illness, according to new NHS figures.

Addiction created Aug 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Beating hearts are finally still with 4D PET image reconstruction

A development in 4D image reconstruction compensates for blurring caused by the beating of the heart, say researchers at the Society of Nuclear Medicine's 59th Annual Meeting. The new method provides sharper-than-ever images ...

Medical research created Jun 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cells in blood vessel found to cling more tightly in regions of rapid flow

Clogging of pipes leading to the heart is the planet's number one killer. Surgeons can act as medical plumbers to repair some blockages, but we don't fully understand how this living organ deteriorates or ...

Medical research created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Protein discovery could switch off cardiovascular disease

Researchers from Queen Mary, University of London and the University of Surrey have found a protein inside blood vessels with an ability to protect the body from substances which cause cardiovascular disease.

Cardiology created Mar 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Cold air chills heart's oxygen supply

People with heart disease may not be able to compensate for their bodies' higher demand for oxygen when inhaling cold air, according to Penn State researchers, making snow shoveling and other activities dangerous for some.

Cardiology created Feb 28, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

SIV infection may lead to increase in immune-suppressive Treg cells

Tissue in monkeys infected with a close relative of HIV can ramp up production of a type of T cell that actually weakens the body's attack against the invading virus. The discovery, in lymph nodes draining the intestinal ...

Immunology created Feb 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A novel method for simultaneously measuring blood pressure and arterial stiffness

Arterial stiffness due to is a major contributor to cardiovascular disease but is very difficult to measure. It also can influence blood pressure readings since these rely on the time taken for arteries to return to normal ...

Medical research created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Premature babies at risk of ill health in later life, research suggests

Young adults who were born prematurely show multiple biological signs of risks to future health, research from Imperial College London has found. The scientists, reporting their findings tomorrow in the journal Pediatric Re ...

Health created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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