Beta-blockers are a group of drugs that slow down our heart rate. They work by blocking the action of stress hormones—adrenaline, noradrenaline—stopping them from binding to receptors on heart cells.
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An experimental compound reduced complications of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in mice—not by lowering blood sugar—but by countering its consequences: cell death, inflammation, and organ damage.
Nov 24, 2021
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The findings of a new study indicate erectile dysfunction and inflammation could be prevented by blocking the effect of endothelin-1, which is a potent vasoconstrictor peptide and regulator of blood flow. A research team ...
Oct 4, 2021
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For species that rely on sexual reproduction, including mice and men, offspring can only happen if sperm from the male fertilize eggs from the female. Even artificial fertilization techniques depend on donors for both of ...
Sep 7, 2021
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Last year, University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers reported that reductive stress—an imbalance in the normal oxidation/reduction homeostasis—caused pathological changes associated with heart failure in a mouse ...
Aug 6, 2021
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In many situations, heart muscle cells do not respond to external stresses in the same ways that skeletal muscle cells do. But under some conditions, heart and skeletal muscles can both waste away at fatally rapid rates, ...
Jun 24, 2021
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There could be an intervention on the horizon to help prevent heart damage caused by the common chemotherapy drug doxorubicin, new research suggests.
Jan 25, 2021
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A protein known mostly for its role in the brain may be a key player in the cardiovascular system as well, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Nature.
Dec 10, 2020
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While there are therapies to aid in overall heart health, there are very few preventative therapies for heart failure after a significant heart attack, a serious condition that has a very significant mortality. However, researchers ...
Nov 24, 2020
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The role of the enzyme dipeptidyl peptidase 3 in the blood pressure-regulating renin-angiotensin system was investigated in the inter-university cooperation project BioTechMed-Graz. The results could pave the way for new ...
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