Immunology
Macrophages in the artery wall 'smell' their surroundings
An artery is not like a nose. Or is it?
Jan 13, 2022
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Cardiology
Scientists discover a cell behavior pattern that predicts cardiovascular disease
Scientists led by Dr. Andrés Hidalgo at the Centro Nacional de Investigadores Cardiovasculares (CNIC) have discovered that the immune system's circulating neutrophils acquire different behavior patterns during inflammatory ...
Jan 5, 2022
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Cardiology
Overweight children are developing heart complications
If you put on some weight over the last two years, you're not alone. But adults weren't the only ones who packed on the so-called COVID 15.
Dec 14, 2021
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Heat therapy can mimic some of the vascular benefits of exercise
Data consistently shows that exercise is key to well-being in nearly every facet of life; its positive impact is unquestioned. But what about when people, perhaps not by choice, need to sit on the sidelines for a while?
Nov 12, 2021
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Cardiology
Obesity does not protect against subarachnoid hemorrhage, study finds
Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a life-threatening condition that kills, in contrast to other cerebrovascular disturbances, primarily healthy people of working age. Whereas smoking and high blood pressure are the most well-known ...
Nov 11, 2021
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Health
Diet, exercise, and sleep affect heart health, but why?
Hamburgers may not cause heart attacks, but we have long known that lifestyle choices —including diet, exercise, and sleep patterns—play a role in cardiovascular health. What we don't know is exactly how these factors ...
Aug 6, 2021
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Health
New initiative to help people with high cholesterol, cardiovascular disease
In the United States, nearly half of all adults (56 million or 48.6%) over 40 years of age have blood cholesterol levels that put them at risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), increasing the possibility ...
Jul 19, 2021
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Immunology
Researchers discover novel mediator of once-mysterious chronic itch
Although it was first reported in 1880, there has been little research conducted on prurigo nodularis (PN), an inflammatory chronic skin disorder characterized by firm, intensely itchy nodules that appear across the arms, ...
Jun 10, 2021
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Cardiology
Newly discovered immune cell function vital to healing
Cardiovascular disease, the most common cause of death, is the result of oxygen deprivation as blood perfusion to affected tissue is prevented. To halt the development of the disease and to promote healing, re-establishment ...
Apr 23, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Delaying cardiovascular surgeries due to COVID-19 has psychological effects on patients
In March 2020, when the pandemic hit, everything slowed, including non-essential medical procedures such as elective surgeries, to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.
Apr 19, 2021
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