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A new study from researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center shows that the glucose-fructose mix found in sugary drinks directly fuels metastasis in preclinical models of advanced colorectal cancer. The ...
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Despite improved statin use and cholesterol control, cardiovascular disease risk rose in Mexico between 2016 and 2023, according to a study presented at ACC Latin America 2025 that used region-specific tools to more accurately ...
Sep 18, 2025
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In May 2025, the White House proposed reducing the budget of the National Institutes of Health by roughly 40%—from about US$48 billion to $27 billion. Such a move would return NIH funding to levels last seen in 2007. Since ...
Sep 15, 2025
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A cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk prediction tool developed by Northwestern Medicine scientists may also be effective for identifying which patients would most benefit from statin therapy, according to a recent study published ...
Sep 11, 2025
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A new ESC/EAS Focused Update to guidelines, about how best to manage lipid levels in patients to reduce cardiovascular risk, recommends the use of new cardiovascular risk prediction algorithms. The update was released at ...
Aug 29, 2025
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Cardiologists have long known that up to half of all heart attacks and strokes occur among apparently healthy individuals who do not smoke and do not have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or diabetes, the "standard ...
Aug 29, 2025
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Sepsis is when the immune system overshoots its inflammatory reaction to an infection, so strongly that the vital organs begin to shut down. It is life-threatening: each year in the US alone, approximately 750,000 patients ...
Jun 6, 2025
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Lipid-lowering medicines, known as statins, are prescribed in cases of high cholesterol levels, to reduce the risk of atherosclerosis, heart attack and stroke. The results of some small studies suggest that statins could ...
Jun 4, 2025
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Taking a statin medication is an effective, safe, and low-cost way to lower cholesterol and reduce risk of cardiovascular events. Despite clinicians recommending that many patients with diabetes take statins, nearly one-fifth ...
May 27, 2025
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A new drug combo lowers "bad" LDL cholesterol for people whose levels remain high even after taking statins. The new pill pairs a new drug called obicetrapib with an existing one, ezetimibe. In a Phase 3 clinical trial, this ...
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