Cardiology
Women chocoholics run smaller risk of strokes: Swedish study
Have a sweet tooth? It could protect you from a stroke, according to a large Swedish study published Tuesday on women chocolate-lovers.
Oct 11, 2011
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Genetics
Diabetes-causing gene can be regulated like a rheostat
Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) and Imperial College London have found a switch that regulates the activity of a gene that causes diabetes. The findings, published in Nature Cell Biology, highlight ...
Oct 27, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How we discovered a personality profile linked to war crimes
Former US Private First Class Stephen Green was found guilty of raping and killing a 14-year-old girl and murdering her family in Mahmudiyah, Iraq in 2006. Four years later, US Corporal Jeremy Morlock was convicted of ambushing, ...
Feb 4, 2020
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Cardiology
Dark chocolate could prevent heart problems in high-risk people
Daily consumption of dark chocolate can reduce cardiovascular events, such as heart attacks and strokes, in people with metabolic syndrome (a cluster of factors that increases the risk of developing heart disease and diabetes), ...
May 31, 2012
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Genetics
New technique searches 'dark genome' for disease mutations
When doctors can't find a diagnosis for patient's disease, they turn to genetic detectives. Equipped with genomic sequencing technologies available for less than 10 years, these sleuths now routinely search through a patient's ...
Aug 10, 2017
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Health
Dark chocolate, red wine will keep your honey heart-healthy this Valentine's Day
Forget the oysters and the champagne this Valentine's Day. If you want to keep your true love's heart beating strong, the real foods of love are dark chocolate and red wine, said Loyola University Health System preventive ...
Feb 12, 2014
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Cardiology
Eating citrus fruit may lower women's stroke risk
A compound in citrus fruits may reduce your stroke risk, according to research reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Feb 23, 2012
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Health
A dark night is good for your health
Today most people do not get enough sleep. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has called insufficient sleep an epidemic. While we are finally paying attention to the importance of sleep, the need for dark ...
Apr 6, 2015
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Health
Ask the Pediatrician: Especially this time of year, all my kids want to eat is sweets. What should I do?
"Can I have a treat?"
Dec 12, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
What are the effects of total isolation? An expert explains
Imagine being confined to a small, dark room, with no social interaction whatsoever for 30 days. Not many people would jump at this opportunity. But, in November 2018, a professional US poker player Rich Alati bet US$100,000 ...
Jan 7, 2019
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