Immunology
Why you should pay attention to inflammation
Inflammation can be a visible part of how your body fights illness or injury. If you've ever sprained your ankle, you already know about it.
Apr 1, 2021
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Cardiology
New drug inclacumab reduces heart damage
A single dose of an investigational anti-inflammatory drug called inclacumab considerably reduces damage to heart muscle during angioplasty (the opening of a blocked artery), according to a recent international clinical trial ...
Mar 10, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
What if some stress actually protects your body?
Stress has been linked to all sorts of serious health issues, from insomnia to high blood pressure, obesity and even heart disease. But it's generally acknowledged that some stress can also be helpful, like when someone's ...
Sep 27, 2022
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Cardiology
Trial compares therapies for reducing cardiovascular risk among people with rheumatoid arthritis
People with rheumatoid arthritis are at increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease, with studies indicating an approximate 50 percent increase in risk of CV events such as heart attack and stroke. Some immunomodulators—drugs ...
Dec 5, 2022
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Cardiology
Impact of AF on stroke risk eliminated with multiple risk factors
Patients with five or more risk factors have the same stroke risk as patients with atrial fibrillation, according to research presented at the ESC Congress today by Dr. Christine Benn Christiansen from Denmark. The study ...
Sep 1, 2013
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Inflammatory disorders
Inflammation may be key to obesity-related disease
If current trends continue, roughly 42 percent of the people in the U.S. will be obese by the year 2030, according to the Trust for America's Health. As obesity rates climb to unprecedented levels, an equally dramatic increase ...
Jul 1, 2013
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Cardiology
Inflammation reduction could cut risk of heart attack, stroke
A significant reduction in risk of recurrent heart attacks, strokes, and cardiovascular death was found among people who received a targeted anti-inflammatory drug that lowered inflammation but had no effects on cholesterol, ...
Aug 28, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How COVID affects the heart, according to a cardiologist
As the pandemic has progressed, researchers have begun to understand how COVID-19 impacts our bodies.
Aug 13, 2021
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Cardiology
Low-grade inflammation may cause arterial stiffness and preclinical atherosclerosis in otherwise healthy adolescents
Early vascular damage and atherosclerosis in adolescents may be caused by low-grade inflammation, a paper published in the Journal of Applied Physiology concludes. The study was conducted in collaboration between the University ...
Feb 3, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Link between heart disease risk factors and depression is biological, not behavioral
Biology, rather than personal behavior, may be responsible for the link between depression and risk factors for heart disease, according to a new study from Rice University.
May 11, 2017
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