Cardiology
Heart disease protein linked to brain damage
Levels of a protein in the blood associated with heart disease are also linked to early-stage brain damage, according to a study appearing online in the journal Radiology.
Dec 7, 2016
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
DASH diet reduces serum uric acid in prehypertension
(HealthDay)—Among adults with prehypertension or stage I hypertension, following the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet lowers serum uric acid (UA), according to a study published online Nov. 28 in Arthritis ...
Dec 5, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
In acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure, FABP1 IDs mortality
(HealthDay)—Serum liver-type fatty acid binding protein (FABP1) early (day one) or late (day three to five) levels are associated with mortality in patients with acetaminophen (APAP)-induced acute liver failure (ALF), according ...
Nov 28, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Flu vaccine's effectiveness can be improved, new findings suggest
A team of engineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin is reporting new findings on how the influenza vaccine produces antibodies that protect against disease, research that suggests that the conventional ...
Nov 15, 2016
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Medical research
Here's how your body transports zinc to protect your health
Zinc is essential for wound healing, for vision, for DNA creation, for our senses of taste and smell, even for sexual health. But despite its importance, scientists have never fully understood the mechanism that moves the ...
Nov 3, 2016
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Diabetes
Vitamin D doesn't improve glucose measures
(HealthDay)—Weekly doses of vitamin D do not improve oral glucose tolerance or markers of glycemic status among those at risk for diabetes, according to a study published online Sept. 26 in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism.
Oct 5, 2016
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Immunology
uPAR elevated in bronchial tissue of asthma patients
(HealthDay)—Urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR) is elevated in patients with asthma, with high uPAR levels linked to severe, non-atopic disease, according to a study published online Sept. 14 in Allergy.
Sep 23, 2016
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Surgery
Volume of ascites positively associated with umbilical hernia
(HealthDay)—For patients with cirrhosis, volume of ascites is positively associated with umbilical hernia, according to a study published online Aug. 29 in the Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine.
Sep 8, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Children with heightened levels of serum interleukin-6 found to be at higher risk for mood disorders
(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.K. has found that nine-year-old children with high levels of serum interleukin-6 (IL-6) in their blood have a higher-than-average risk ...
Health
Obese women have greater adipose stores of vitamin D
(HealthDay)—Obese women have significantly greater total vitamin D stores than normal-weight women, although the pattern of distribution of the stores is similar, according to a study published online Aug. 20 in the Journal ...
Aug 25, 2016
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