Cardiology
Garlic oil component may form treatment to protect heart
A component of garlic oil may help release protective compounds to the heart after heart attack, during cardiac surgery, or as a treatment for heart failure.
Nov 16, 2011
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Medical research
Researchers explain why some wound infections become chronic
Chronic wounds affect an estimated 6.5 million Americans at an annual cost of about $25 billion. Further, foot blisters and other diabetic ulcers or sores account for the vast majority of foot and leg amputations in the United ...
Dec 17, 2013
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Health
PFAS can suppress white blood cell's ability to destroy invaders
In a new study, researchers found that the PFAS chemical GenX suppresses the neutrophil respiratory burst—the method white blood cells known as neutrophils use to kill invading pathogens. The study is an important first ...
Feb 15, 2023
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Medical research
Key enzyme plays roles as both friend and foe to cancer
A molecule thought to limit cell proliferation also helps cancer cells survive during initial tumor formation and when the wayward cells spread to other organs in the body, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago ...
Jun 14, 2012
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Immunology
Macrophages chase neutrophils away from wounds to resolve inflammation
Macrophages are best known for their Pac Man-like ability to gobble up cellular debris and pathogens in order to thwart infection. A new study in The Journal of Cell Biology describes how these immune cells also help resolve ...
Dec 8, 2014
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Diabetes
Insulin deprivation leads to decreased ATP production in animal study
Despite the strong association between diabetes and dementia, how insulin deficiency affects brain function remains unclear. A recent study published in The FASEB Journal used a mouse model to investigate this mechanism.
Jan 24, 2019
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Medical research
The value of nutrition and exercise, according to a moth
Quick! Name the top-performing athletes in the animal kingdom. Cheetah? Try again. Blue whale? Nope.
Feb 22, 2017
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Health
'Heat-not-burn' alternative to e-cigarettes may harm heart
A new review suggests "heat-not-burn" tobacco devices may threaten cardiovascular health. The review is published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology.
Oct 16, 2020
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Cardiology
Hormone that controls iron levels may be target for atherosclerosis treatment
Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have identified hepcidin, a hormone that regulates iron levels in the body, as a potential target for treating atherosclerosis.
Nov 16, 2011
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Medical research
Obesity, infertility and oxidative stress in mouse egg cells
Excessive body fat is associated with negative effects on female fertility and pregnancy. In mice, maternal obesity impairs proper development of egg precursor cells called oocytes. In a recent paper published in Molecular ...
Aug 16, 2018
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