Obstetrics & gynaecology
Is menopause making me put on weight? No, but it's complicated
It's a question people ask often: does menopause cause weight gain?
Mar 13, 2023
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Cardiology
Estrogen receptor in the heart found to regulate obesity in postmenopausal women
Estrogen is known to play an important role in the protection of women's hearts, but once women are postmenopausal and estrogen levels drop, they are at an increased risk of a number of diseases and conditions, including ...
Mar 10, 2023
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Abatacept therapy offers promising results for treating juvenile dermatomyositis
Juvenile dermatomyositis, a rare but often severe and chronic systemic autoimmune disease, includes a large number of patients who are treatment resistant, requiring long term immunosuppressive therapy. A small open-label ...
Mar 8, 2023
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Medical research
How gut microbes help mend damaged muscles
The human immune system is incredibly versatile. Among its most skilled multitaskers are T cells, known for their role in everything from fighting infection to reining in inflammation to killing nascent tumors.
Mar 2, 2023
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Health
Exercise can benefit a key heart health factor in postmenopausal women
Exercise has a beneficial effect on the lining of arteries in postmenopausal women, according to a recent review. When the cells lining the arteries are healthy, this could help prevent heart diseases such as coronary artery ...
Feb 28, 2023
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Health
Lifelong bachelors face poorest prognosis with heart failure, finds study
Men who never married were more than twice as likely to die within about five years after a heart failure diagnosis compared with women of any marital status or men who were previously married, according to a study presented ...
Feb 23, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Adverse muscle composition associated with increased mortality risk in people with fatty liver disease
Obesity and a sedentary lifestyle contribute to an increasing number of people developing fatty liver disease. There is a need for early detection of individuals at risk of developing sequelae. According to a new study, poor ...
Feb 22, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How COVID-19 can impact the heart
COVID-19 infections can cause potentially life-threatening heart issues. Studies suggest that people with COVID-19 are 55% more likely to suffer a major adverse cardiovascular event, including heart attack, stroke and death, ...
Feb 18, 2023
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Genetics
Toxic protein linked to muscular dystrophy and arhinia
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and their colleagues have found that a toxic protein made by the body called DUX4 may be the cause of two very different rare genetic disorders. For patients who have facioscapulohumeral ...
Feb 17, 2023
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Cardiology
Review calls for a refreshed look at clinical approach to heart muscle disorder
The heart's main pumping chamber—the lower left ventricle—contains pieces of muscle called trabeculations that extend into it. Excessive trabeculation, often referred to as non-compacted myocardium, has been described ...
Feb 8, 2023
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