Cardiology
6 things every woman should know about heart health
Heart disease is the nation's leading killer of women. But paying attention to risk factors and living a healthy lifestyle can help keep heart disease at bay.
Oct 7, 2019
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Cardiology
Scientists explain stress-heart attack link
Scientists said Sunday they may have unravelled how chronic stress leads to heart attack and stroke: triggering overproduction of disease-fighting white blood cells which can be harmful in excess.
Jun 22, 2014
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Cardiology
Broken heart syndrome markers could help identify those at risk
Scientists have identified two key molecules which play a role in the development of Takotsubo syndrome, known as broken heart syndrome.
Jun 21, 2021
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Cardiology
World first discovery gets to the heart of birth defects
For the first time, scientists believe they've discovered a cause of multiple types of birth defects triggered by environmental stresses.
Jul 20, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Stress in pregnancy linked to changes in infant's nervous system, less smiling, less resilience
Maternal stress during the second trimester of pregnancy may influence the nervous system of the developing child, both before and after birth, and may have subtle effects on temperament, resulting in less smiling and engagement, ...
Nov 23, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Be mindful: Study shows mindfulness might not work as you expect
If dispositional mindfulness can teach us anything about how we react to stress, it might be an unexpected lesson on its ineffectiveness at managing stress as it's happening, according to new research from the University ...
Nov 13, 2020
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Cardiology
Identical in nearly every way, these twins even had the same kind of heart attack
As identical twins who look alike, sound alike and even have the same mannerisms, Patricia Wood and Pamela Smith are used to people mistaking them for one another. Even before birth, their heartbeats were so perfectly synchronized ...
Feb 23, 2021
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Immunology
How stress influences disease: Research reveals inflammation as the culprit
Stress wreaks havoc on the mind and body. For example, psychological stress is associated with greater risk for depression, heart disease and infectious diseases. But, until now, it has not been clear exactly how stress influences ...
Apr 2, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Loneliness, like chronic stress, taxes the immune system
New research links loneliness to a number of dysfunctional immune responses, suggesting that being lonely has the potential to harm overall health.
Jan 19, 2013
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Medical research
Getting to the heart of heart muscle function
Every heart muscle cell, or cardiomyocyte, is studded with tiny, intricate structures called dyads. The dyads are like orchestra conductors: They coordinate incoming electrical signals with release of calcium in the muscle, ...
Jun 27, 2022
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