Alzheimer's disease is the most common and best known of the tauopathies, a set of neurodegenerative brain diseases caused by toxic tangles of the protein tau. A study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine ...
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Chances are you consume too much sodium, which can cause high blood pressure. Putting away the saltshaker is never a bad idea, but the vast majority of the sodium we consume comes from packaged foods and restaurant meals. ...
Mar 17, 2022
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Stroke can have many causes. An atherothrombotic stroke is caused by a clot that forms from plaques that build up within blood vessels in the brain. A new study suggests that people who have this type of stroke who also have ...
Mar 16, 2022
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Up to 45% of patients with the most common inherited neuromuscular disease could benefit from a new "cocktail" drug being developed at the University of Alberta, according to research published this week in the Proceedings ...
Feb 23, 2022
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The Food and Drug Administration outlined new, voluntary guidelines to lower sodium levels in food. But those with high blood pressure or who are at risk for heart disease may want to consider simply saying no to sodium.
Feb 21, 2022
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New research has linked two types of less-often prescribed diabetes drugs with lower chances of potentially fatal heart problems—including heart attack, heart failure and stroke—in people with type 2 diabetes without ...
Feb 9, 2022
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(HealthDay)—Two rheumatoid arthritis drugs show potential for lowering the risk of Parkinson's disease, new research shows.
Jan 28, 2022
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Sex has many beneficial physical and psychological effects, including reducing high blood pressure, improving the immune system and aiding better sleep. The physical act of sex and orgasm releases the hormone oxytocin, the ...
Jan 24, 2022
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A team of researchers at St George's University of London has found that people dying from a heart attack during or soon after having sex is rare. In their paper published in the journal JAMA Cardiology, the group describes ...
The man who received the first pig heart transplant continued to recover Tuesday, four days after the experimental surgery.
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