News tagged with vascular disorders
Metabolic disorders predict the hardening of the arterial walls already in childhood
Metabolic disorders, such as excess abdominal fat, raised blood pressure, higher levels of insulin, glucose and triglycerides and lower levels of the beneficial HDL cholesterol can be found in children as young as 6 to 8 ...
Cardiology
Apr 25, 2013 |
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Cutting back on sleep harms blood vessel function and breathing control
With work and entertainment operating around the clock in our modern society, sleep is often a casualty. A bevy of research has shown a link between sleep deprivation and cardiovascular disease, metabolic disorders, and obesity. ...
Health
Apr 22, 2013 |
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History of stroke and coronary heart disease—a fatal combination
(Medical Xpress)—Heart and cerebro-vascular disorders represent the two leading causes of death throughout the world. They are sometimes combined in a single patient and their combination represents both ...
Cardiology
Feb 19, 2013 |
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Higher risk of stroke from common heart disease
(Medical Xpress)—Australians are being warned of a higher risk of stroke caused by the nation's most common heart rhythm disorder, atrial fibrillation.
Cardiology
Feb 11, 2013 |
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Light exposure during pregnancy key to normal eye development
New research in Nature concludes the eye – which depends on light to see – also needs light to develop normally during pregnancy.
Ophthalmology
Jan 16, 2013 |
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A new treatment for kidney disease-associated heart failure?
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients frequently suffer from mineral bone disorder, which causes vascular calcification and, eventually, chronic heart failure. Similar to patients with CKD, mice with low levels of the protein ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 09, 2013 |
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Super-resolution microscope shows how human T-cells make life or death decisions
(Medical Xpress)—Using a super-resolution fluorescent microscope, medical scientists are a step closer to understanding why and how human immune cells decide to activate or not, thus enabling or preventing ...
Immunology
Dec 03, 2012 |
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Study examines use of bevacizumab among patients with hereditary blood vessel disorder
In a small study that included 25 patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (a genetic disorder that leads to abnormalities of blood vessels) and severe liver involvement with this disease, patients who received ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 06, 2012 |
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Blood test might predict how well a depressed patient responds to antidepressants
Loyola University Medical Center researchers are reporting what could become the first reliable method to predict whether an antidepressant will work on a depressed patient.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 15, 2011 |
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Multitasking meds: Scientists discover how drug for leukemia, psoriasis, may tackle vascular disease
A drug that has been on the market for decades to treat leukemia and skin disorders such as acne and psoriasis may be a possible therapy for vascular diseases, including atherosclerosis and hypertension, which can lead to ...
Medications
May 26, 2011 |
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