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People who suffer from depression are more likely to develop a condition of the cardiovascular system called peripheral artery disease (PAD). The disorder is characterized by impaired blood flow to the limbs and a narrowing of arteries.
This is not the first time that depression has been linked to a negative effect... |
23 April 2012
10:27 GMT |
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University of Western Ontario epidemiology & biostatistics professor, Amit Garg, says that reduced kidney mass – such as it results from donating a kidney – does not boost the risk of cardiovascular disease.
The expert says that reduced renal mass is not the same as reduced kidney function, a condition ... |
12 April 2012
10:18 GMT |
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The latest study on the effects that sugar has on the human body have shown that the substance should be cataloged as a toxic chemical, similar to how tobacco and alcohol are currently designated. The bad part is that sweeteners aren't any better for us. The number of researchers arguing that this is the way t... |
6 February 2012
03:25 GMT |
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Researchers in the United States have recently discovered a very worrying link between a commonly-used antidepressant drug and people's risks of developing heart damage. The connection is triggered only when the medication is consumed above certain dosage levels. Experts at the US Food and Drug Administration (F... |
25 August 2011
06:48 GMT |
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Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh announce the development of a new approach to promoting the regrowth of human blood vessels that are affected during a wide range of heart conditions. The team here says that a single molecule is capable of boosting the growth of these vessels. The nerve growth factor was f... |
3 August 2011
03:54 GMT |
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A study conducted on middle-aged diabetes patients has revealed that this particular subgroup has a life expectancy that is six years shorter than the average. Death occurred both due to diabetes and complications caused by the condition.These included common forms of cancer, mental disorders, heart diseases, liver, ... |
3 March 2011
09:46 GMT |
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Scientists in the United Kingdom have recently discovered a mechanism involving the common chemical calcium that can lead to sudden cardiac death in people who suffer from heart failure.
The researchers say that there is a silver lining to their investigation, in the sense that the discoveries open up a potentiall... |
29 January 2011
06:58 GMT |
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University of Leicester investigators have determined that people with low income are four times more likely to receive a heart failure diagnostic than their peers who are wealthy, or only moderately-better off. Economically-disadvantaged communities were found to hold most heart failure cases.Another population that... |
25 January 2011
20:01 GMT |
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In a newly-published study, researchers announce the completion of the longest-term scientific research on the effects of lipoproteins on coronary heart diseases, and other related afflictions. The investigation, which spans more than 29 years, is three times longer than any other ever made.
Back in 1966, a team ... |
5 January 2011
02:46 GMT |
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Healthcare experts are currently drawing attention to the fact that a large portion of teens suffering from diabetes are still smoking, which exposed them to increased risks of developing heart diseases early on in life. Diabetics are through the very nature of their disease more prone towards becoming obese, sufferi... |
6 December 2010
10:49 GMT |
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A new study reveals that a mandatory limitation on the amounts of salt allowed in processed food could be significantly more effective in reducing public health risks than allowing the industry to curb its own use of the chemical. The work, conducted by Australian researchers, found that limitations imposed by health... |
3 November 2010
11:24 GMT |
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A team of investigators form the University of Michigan managed to gain new insight into how the substance niacin works in the human body, reducing the risk people have of developing heart diseases.This type of investigation is extremely important, given the high number of people suffering from this array of conditio... |
8 October 2010
05:07 GMT |
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According to an extensive review of specialty literature, it would appear that people who are more pessimistic and grouchy tend to recuperate slower if they are suffering from heart problems.The researchers behind the investigation are quick to point out that these conclusions are not meant to make people doubt or tr... |
15 September 2010
08:29 GMT |
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A group of Swiss experts, based at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), announce the development of a new 3D simulation software, that could in the near future be used to predict a patient's risk of developing heart diseases. The team, based at the EPFL Laboratory of Multiscale Modeling of Materi... |
20 May 2010
10:58 GMT |
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University of Leicester senior lecturer in cardiovascular sciences Dr Andre Ng will become the world's first expert to conduct heart surgery remotely, using a robot to perform the task. The expert, who is also a consultant cardiologist and electrophysiologist at the University Hospitals of Leicester, will use th... |
29 April 2010
05:41 GMT |
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Eating moderate amounts of dietary sugar can be beneficial for health, and may please people, but consuming a lot more of the stuff can have serious adverse consequences. According to a new scientific study, it would appear that ingesting some 21 spoonfuls of sugar each day can lead to a significant drop in “go... |
28 April 2010
02:47 GMT |
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According to a new scientific study, it would appear that some portion of the human junk DNA has the ability to promote the development of some forms of heart disease. The so-called “junk” DNA is in fact the 98 percent of our genetic material that is not directly responsible for coding proteins. When it w... |
22 February 2010
03:09 GMT |
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Researchers in Europe discovered a unique independent relationship between positive emotions and coronary heart disease, for the first time ever. Appearing in the latest issue of the leading cardiology publication European Heart Journal, the study shows that happiness, content and enthusiasm are among the emotions th... |
18 February 2010
08:47 GMT |
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Lately, more and more companies from the private sector have begun to team up with partners from academia, in order to conduct investigations on multiple lines of stem cells. These studies are mainly aimed at using these cells to screen for any potential drugs that certain corporations may be manufacturing. At this p... |
10 February 2010
01:47 GMT |
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Scientists at the University of Leeds, in the United Kingdom, are hopeful that a new device they are working on will increase the early correct diagnostic rates of heart conditions in the near future. The machine, a portable heart magnetometer, is being developed with funding provided by the Engineering and Physical ... |
29 January 2010
19:01 GMT |
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For the first time ever, a new investigation has tied the common medical condition known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to a reduction in the heart's abilities to perform its functions. The research team determined that even mild forms of the pulmonary affliction, which gives little to no sympto... |
21 January 2010
06:52 GMT |
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Working in environments that mimic a human post-heart-attack heart, experts at the University of California in San Diego (UCSD) have recently managed to make adult stem cells differentiate into a force that can heal damaged heart cells. The new accomplishment is likely to raise the bar on how regenerative therapies f... |
9 December 2009
11:05 GMT |
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Swedish researchers have recently finished compiling a new report, which seems to suggest that holding in the anger caused by colleagues or bosses at the workplace could be detrimental to people's health. The correlation is especially true in the case of working men. In their case, it was revealed that the risk ... |
24 November 2009
09:52 GMT |
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Pharaohs and their priests were praised in Ancient Egypt as something close to gods. Their status was highly privileged, and they benefited from all spoils that their lands could produce, while others were starving and dying. But it would seem that, in spite of having the best possible conditions to live as long as p... |
18 November 2009
06:10 GMT |
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Once upon a time, aquaculture was not one of the well-developed branches of food production. It fact, its contribution to the total amount of fish the world's population consumed was negligible. This is no longer the case today. A new report from an international group of scientists comes to show that more than ... |
16 September 2009
20:01 GMT |
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The C-reactive protein (CRP), which is regularly produced by the liver, has been the target of medical research over the past few years, as studies have proposed that its presence may be a clear indicator of an increased risk of heart attack or stroke in patients. Over time, the controversy on whether the inflammatio... |
1 July 2009
04:00 GMT |
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Since conventional methods of treating cancers and heart diseases seem to have reached their peak capabilities, researchers are currently focusing their attention on designing custom proteins, which are able to bind with disease-causing molecules inside the body and annihilate them. Now, thanks to University of Leice... |
12 June 2009
09:00 GMT |
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Atrial fibrillation is one of the most common forms of heart disease in the world, and its main effect is that it causes disorders in the natural rhythm of the organ, thus exhausting it and eventually making it fail altogether. Now, American experts from the Intermountain Medical Center, in Salt Lake City, believe th... |
15 May 2009
10:18 GMT |
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Coronary heart diseases are very nasty medical conditions, and very hard to treat at that. Patients who have them are going through enormous amounts of stress and anxiety because of their conditions, which can be detrimental to their health. Stress is known to make certain diseases worse, and this is no exception. On... |
15 April 2009
16:41 GMT |
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Sharon Gerecht, an assistant professor of chemical and molecular engineering at JHU's Whiting School of Engineering, is the proud beneficiary of some 460,000 dollars, which she has received in order to continue her research of transforming stem cells into blood vessels, a technology that could potentially help d... |
19 February 2009
08:13 GMT |
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