(HealthDay)—Autopsies show that more than 40 percent of individuals who experience sudden cardiac death (SCD) associated with coronary artery disease (CAD) have had a previously undetected myocardial infarction, according ...
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(HealthDay)—Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)-lowering genetic variants are associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a meta-analysis published in the Oct. 4 issue of the Journal of the American ...
Oct 7, 2016
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Genetics may predispose some people to both Alzheimer's disease and high levels of blood lipids such as cholesterol, a common feature of cardiovascular disease, according to a new study by an international team of researchers ...
Nov 9, 2018
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(HealthDay)—Women with an anxiety disorder may have less blood going to their heart when exercising, according to a new study— and researchers suggest doctors may sometimes miss signs of heart disease in these women.
Feb 23, 2016
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Therapeutics that target lipids called ceramides might hold potential for treating cardiometabolic disease, argues a review article published November 5th in the journal Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. The authors summarize ...
Nov 5, 2021
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An international team of scientists that includes a University of Virginia scientist has identified nearly a dozen genes that contribute to calcium buildup in our coronary arteries that can lead to life-threatening coronary ...
Oct 3, 2023
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Breakdowns in regulatory mechanisms cause iron to build up in the brain as organisms grow older, increasing oxidative stress and causing cellular damage, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in the journal ...
Feb 1, 2022
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Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and MU Health Care have discovered how obstructive sleep apnea affects the gut microbiome in mice and how transplanting gut bacteria from sleep apnea affected ...
Sep 7, 2022
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While age is commonly understood as the number of years you have been alive, different organs and tissues may age at different rates. This means your biological age may not necessarily be the same as your chronological age.
Apr 27, 2023
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More than 3 million people in the United States have been infected with COVID-19 and more than 130,000 have died. More people have died of COVID-19 in the U.S. than in any other country, but few studies offer national data ...
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