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Heat exposure may increase inflammation and impair the immune system

Heat exposure may increase inflammation and impair the immune system

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: American Heart AssociationShort-term exposure to higher heat may increase inflammation and interfere with normal immune system functions in the body, which ma

Heat exposure may increase inflammation and impair the immune system

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: American Heart AssociationShort-term exposure to higher heat may increase inflammation and interfere with normal immune system functions in the body, which ma
Revascularization may enhance quality of life for patients with chronic limb threatening ischemia

Revascularization may enhance quality of life for patients with chronic limb threatening ischemia

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study reveals diminished quality of life among patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia, a severe form of peripheral a

Revascularization may enhance quality of life for patients with chronic limb threatening ischemia

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study reveals diminished quality of life among patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia, a severe form of peripheral a
Study suggests an 'odor sensor' may explain male and female differences in blood pressure

Study suggests an 'odor sensor' may explain male and female differences in blood pressure

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineOlfr558 RNA (stained magenta) is expressed in renal vascular smooth muscle cells (left) and renin-positive cells (right). Credit: Jiaojiao Xu and Jen

Study suggests an 'odor sensor' may explain male and female differences in blood pressure

byJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineOlfr558 RNA (stained magenta) is expressed in renal vascular smooth muscle cells (left) and renin-positive cells (right). Credit: Jiaojiao Xu and Jen
Heart pump improves survival after severe heart attacks

Heart pump improves survival after severe heart attacks

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainImplantation of the Impella CP micro-axial flow pump in the hours after a heart attack significantly increased the rate of survi

Heart pump improves survival after severe heart attacks

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainImplantation of the Impella CP micro-axial flow pump in the hours after a heart attack significantly increased the rate of survi
Fluid dynamics plays a key role in predicting cardiovascular dangers

Fluid dynamics plays a key role in predicting cardiovascular dangers

by George Washington UniversityCredit: Caroline Wild/George Washington UniversityAn arterial inflammatory disease called atherosclerosis is the United States' leading cause of death, but abou

Fluid dynamics plays a key role in predicting cardiovascular dangers

by George Washington UniversityCredit: Caroline Wild/George Washington UniversityAn arterial inflammatory disease called atherosclerosis is the United States' leading cause of death, but abou
Study finds your genes may raise your heart attack risk during high-stress times

Study finds your genes may raise your heart attack risk during high-stress times

by American College of CardiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople with specific genetic traits and those who have anxiety or depression have a significantly higher heart attack risk during periods

Study finds your genes may raise your heart attack risk during high-stress times

by American College of CardiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople with specific genetic traits and those who have anxiety or depression have a significantly higher heart attack risk during periods
New trial highlights promising intervention to reduce sitting and improve blood pressure in older adults

New trial highlights promising intervention to reduce sitting and improve blood pressure in older adults

by Kaiser PermanenteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new Kaiser Permanente study found that a health coaching intervention successfully reduced sitting time for a group of older adults by just

New trial highlights promising intervention to reduce sitting and improve blood pressure in older adults

by Kaiser PermanenteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new Kaiser Permanente study found that a health coaching intervention successfully reduced sitting time for a group of older adults by just
Which diabetes meds are best for reducing heart attack and stroke risk?

Which diabetes meds are best for reducing heart attack and stroke risk?

by Eva Cornman,Yale UniversityCredit: Tessy Agbonome from PexelsAlmost 500 million adults around the world are living with type 2 diabetes, and over 200 million of those take metformin, an oral

Which diabetes meds are best for reducing heart attack and stroke risk?

by Eva Cornman,Yale UniversityCredit: Tessy Agbonome from PexelsAlmost 500 million adults around the world are living with type 2 diabetes, and over 200 million of those take metformin, an oral
Hearing and vision loss may increase risk of heart disease and stroke

Hearing and vision loss may increase risk of heart disease and stroke

by Katherine Shaver,American Heart AssociationKaplan–Meier curves for the cumulative risk of CVD, stroke, and cardiac events by sensory impairment status. Credit:Journal of the American He

Hearing and vision loss may increase risk of heart disease and stroke

by Katherine Shaver,American Heart AssociationKaplan–Meier curves for the cumulative risk of CVD, stroke, and cardiac events by sensory impairment status. Credit:Journal of the American He
Lasting benefits seen for cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillator

Lasting benefits seen for cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillator

by Elana GotkineReceipt of a cardiac-resynchronization therapy-defibrillator (CRT-D) offers long term benefit for patients with heart failure, reduced ejection fraction, and a widened QRS complex, acc

Lasting benefits seen for cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillator

by Elana GotkineReceipt of a cardiac-resynchronization therapy-defibrillator (CRT-D) offers long term benefit for patients with heart failure, reduced ejection fraction, and a widened QRS complex, acc
More adults in rural America are dying from cardiovascular diseases

More adults in rural America are dying from cardiovascular diseases

by Katherine Shaver,American Heart AssociationCredit: Walter Johnson Jr./American Heart AssociationMore people living in rural areas of the United States are dying from heart attacks, strokes an

More adults in rural America are dying from cardiovascular diseases

by Katherine Shaver,American Heart AssociationCredit: Walter Johnson Jr./American Heart AssociationMore people living in rural areas of the United States are dying from heart attacks, strokes an
Marfan syndrome and related disorders: A genetic panel approach

Marfan syndrome and related disorders: A genetic panel approach

by Association of Basic Medical Sciences of FBIHCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn a recently published study spearheaded by Giovanny Fuentevilla-Álvarez and his team at the National Institute

Marfan syndrome and related disorders: A genetic panel approach

by Association of Basic Medical Sciences of FBIHCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn a recently published study spearheaded by Giovanny Fuentevilla-Álvarez and his team at the National Institute