Health
Pollutants in soil can harm your heart
While it's more widely known that polluted air can harm human health, another danger may be lurking at your feet.
Jul 4, 2022
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Medical research
Researchers uncover new pathway for accumulation of age-promoting 'zombie cells'
Senescent cells—those that have lost the ability to divide—accumulate with age and are key drivers of age-related diseases, such as cancer, dementia and cardiovascular disease. In a new study, a team led by University ...
Jun 30, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How the coronavirus attacks the heart
The coronavirus SARS-Cov-2 can cause severe organ damage in humans. Heart complications are one of the possible consequences of an infection. In addition, the virus also attacks the heart directly, can cause myocarditis and ...
Jun 30, 2022
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Immunology
Bad weather creates perfect storm for asthma sufferers
It's an old line: "Everyone complains about the weather but no one is doing anything about it."
Jun 28, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Adult cancer survivors have higher risk of cardiovascular disease than those without cancer, study shows
Adult survivors of cancer have a higher risk of heart failure and other cardiovascular diseases (CVD) later in life than adults without cancer, according to results of a large study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers. ...
Jun 28, 2022
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Cardiology
Nitric oxide does not improve babies' recovery after heart surgery
Congenital heart disease affects about one in a hundred live-born children. In the US alone, about 40,000 children are born with congenital heart disease every year. About half of these patients require heart surgery during ...
Jun 27, 2022
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Medications
NSAID improves vascular health in adults with severe depression
Science has long established a link between depression and cardiovascular disease, but the precise nature of the connection is less clear. In a new proof-of-concept study, researchers worked to zero in on the mechanism behind ...
Jun 22, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Chronic stresses of racism and poverty alter cellular functions that promote tumor growth and proliferation
Chronically stressful conditions of daily life such as racism, pollution and poverty have a direct impact on the cellular mechanisms that drive lethal, invasive forms of breast cancer, according to a study led by Duke Cancer ...
Jun 13, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Palmitoylation of MDH2 by ZDHHC18 activates mitochondrial respiration and accelerates ovarian cancer growth
Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) exhibits strong dependency on the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle and oxidative phosphorylation to fuel anabolic process. S-palmitoylation refers to the addition of the saturated 16-carbon fatty ...
Jun 10, 2022
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Neuroscience
Cutting-edge imaging yields new insights into stroke
Hemorrhagic stroke, where a weakened vessel in the brain ruptures, can lead to permanent disability or death. Across the globe, over 15 million people are coping with its effects.
Jun 9, 2022
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