Cardiology
Sex drug 'effective' as heart failure treatment
A drug used to treat erectile dysfunction has been found by University of Manchester scientists to slow or even reverse the progression of heart failure in sheep.
May 1, 2019
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News tagged with epidemiological studies
Health
Chemical exposure linked to rising diabetes, obesity risk
Emerging evidence ties endocrine-disrupting chemical exposure to two of the biggest public health threats facing society - diabetes and obesity, according to the executive summary of an upcoming Scientific Statement issued ...
Sep 28, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Vitamin D supplements may reduce risk of developing advanced cancer
For many years, investigators have been trying to pin down the tantalizing connection between vitamin D and cancer. Epidemiological studies have found that people who live near the equator, where exposure to sunlight produces ...
Nov 18, 2020
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Overweight & Obesity
A drug already in use in humans corrects obesity in mice
It has long been known that obesity is an inflammatory disease, i.e. a chronic defensive reaction of the body to stress caused by excess nutrients. Based on this knowledge, a group of researchers led by Nabil Djouder, head ...
Apr 15, 2021
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Medications
Researchers find that aspirin alters colorectal cancer evolution
Cancer starts when cells start dividing uncontrollably. Scientists have known that taking aspirin can help protect against the development of colorectal cancer—cancer afflicting the colon or rectum—but the exact reason ...
Jun 10, 2022
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Cardiology
Different stroke symptoms could be making them harder to spot early in women
New research shows that although the 'classic' early signs of a stroke such as problems with movement and speech occur in both women and men, women are more likely to have more generalized symptoms, like confusion and weakness.
Apr 13, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
SARS-COV-2 virus isolated from air within a car
Researchers at the University of Florida collected the SARS-CoV-2 virus which causes COVID-19 from the air within a car driven for 15 minutes by a patient confirmed to have the illness. The driver had minimal symptoms, without ...
Feb 24, 2021
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Medical research
Scientists link excess sugar to cancer
Sugars are needed to provide us with energy and in moderate amounts contribute to our well-being. Sustained high levels of sugars, as is found in diabetics, damages our cells and now is shown that can also increase our chance ...
Feb 1, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Exposure to chemical in Roundup increases risk for cancer: study
Exposure to glyphosate—the world's most widely used, broad-spectrum herbicide and the primary ingredient in the weedkiller Roundup—increases the risk of some cancers by more than 40 percent, according to new research ...
Feb 14, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
High-fat diet proven to fuel prostate cancer progression by imitating a key cancer alteration
What molecular event happens for prostate cancer to progress faster and to be deadlier when patients eat a high-fat diet? This is the question Dr. David P. Labbé, a scientist at the Research Institute of the McGill University ...
Nov 29, 2019
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