In the late 1960s, three Weizmann Institute of Science researchers developed several protein-like molecules, called copolymers, that they believed would produce a disease similar to multiple sclerosis in laboratory animals. ...
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Spend your youth glued to your phone, computer and TV and you cut your odds of making it to 60, a new study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine warns.
Aug 24, 2024
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If you Google the terms "constipation" and "heart attack" it's not long before the name Elvis Presley crops up. Elvis had a longstanding history of chronic constipation and it's believed he was straining very hard to poo, ...
Aug 22, 2024
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Heart attack, stroke, nerve damage. These are just some of the complications for which millions of Americans with diabetes are at greater risk.
Aug 22, 2024
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Some patients who receive heart valve implants develop dangerous blood clots, and researchers from the University of Waterloo contributed to an international collaboration that reduces the risk.
Aug 20, 2024
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Platelets are circulating cell fragments known to clump up and form blood clots that stop bleeding in injured vessels. Cardiologists have long known that platelets can become "hyperreactive" to cause abnormal clotting that ...
Aug 20, 2024
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UVA Health scientists seeking drugs that can trigger the regeneration of heart tissue after a heart attack say their efforts show promise and may lead to future treatment options.
Aug 19, 2024
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Mayo Clinic researchers are using artificial intelligence (AI) with an advanced 3D body-volume scanner—originally developed for the clothing industry—to help doctors predict metabolic syndrome risk and severity. The combination ...
Aug 15, 2024
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For years, the question of whether to take medication to lower high blood pressure had been partly answered by a tool that calculated someone's 10-year risk of having a heart attack or stroke.
Aug 13, 2024
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New Cleveland Clinic research shows that consuming foods with erythritol, a popular artificial sweetener, increases the risk of cardiovascular events such as heart attack and stroke. The findings, from a new intervention ...
Aug 8, 2024
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