Psychology & Psychiatry
How does stress affect the body?
Figuring out how stress affects your body can be a challenge, because the answer can depend on how stressed out you are, and for how long.
Apr 4, 2023
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Medical research
New study demonstrates promise of engineering gut bacteria to treat hypertension
Scientists at The University of Toledo have proven that engineered bacteria can lower blood pressure, a finding that opens new doors in the pursuit of harnessing our body's own microbiome to treat hypertension.
Oct 20, 2023
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Cardiology
Study finds cardiovascular risk score improves after one year of semaglutide use in patients with overweight and obesity
New research presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity in Dublin, Ireland shows that patients treated with the obesity drug semaglutide have a decreased cardiovascular risk score after one year of use. The study ...
May 19, 2023
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Cardiology
Static isometric exercise, such as wall sits, best for lowering blood pressure, finds analysis
Static isometric exercises—the sort that involve engaging muscles without movement, such as wall sits and planks—are best for lowering blood pressure, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence from clinical ...
Jul 25, 2023
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Cardiology
Increasing steps by 3,000 per day can lower blood pressure in older adults
An estimated 80% of older adults in the U.S. have high blood pressure. Maintaining healthy blood pressure can protect against serious conditions like heart failure, heart attacks, and strokes.
Sep 26, 2023
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Genetics
How a genetic mutation can cause individuals with normal cholesterol to develop heart disease at a young age
A novel molecular pathway to explain how a mutation in the gene ACTA2 can cause individuals in their 30s—with normal cholesterol levels and no other risk factors—to develop coronary artery disease has been identified, ...
Jul 7, 2023
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Cardiology
E-cigarettes not a safer alternative to smoking, expert says
Electronic cigarette use, or vaping, has been seen as a potentially less harmful alternative to traditional cigarette smoking. A University of Texas at Arlington expert says otherwise.
Sep 18, 2023
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Medications
The rise of Ozempic: How surprise discoveries and lizard venom led to a new class of weight-loss drugs
Every now and then, scientists develop treatments that end up being even more popular for another condition entirely. Think of Viagra, originally for high blood pressure, now used for erectile dysfunction. Or thalidomide, ...
Apr 2, 2024
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Cardiology
How excessive salt consumption is linked to cognitive disorders and high blood pressure
Dementia is defined as the loss of cognitive functioning—including thinking, remembering, and reasoning—and is very prevalent in Japan. Currently, the treatment satisfaction for dementia is among the lowest and no drug ...
May 29, 2023
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Ophthalmology
AI able to predict if and when people at high risk progress to glaucoma
AI (artificial intelligence) that is trained to recognize red flags in retinal images and clinical information can predict if and when people at high risk of glaucoma, usually referred to as "glaucoma suspects," go on to ...
Nov 3, 2023
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