Gene mutation points to new way to fight diabetes, obesity, heart disease
Researchers say they have discovered a gene mutation that slows the metabolism of sugar in...
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Molecule studies reveal potential treatment for stroke patients
In an extension of research published a month ago in Nature Methods, a novel hybrid...
Diagnosing and treating resistant hypertension
Resistant hypertension affects 12 percent to 15 percent of patients treated for high blood pressure,...
Common painkiller linked to increased risk of major heart problems: Time to acknowledge potential health risk of diclofenac and reduce its use, say researchers
The commonly used painkiller diclofenac is associated with an increased risk of major cardiovascular events,...
Antioxidant reduces risk for second heart attack, stroke: Cells and platelets stick inside arteries, increase risk after initial attack
Doctors have long known that in the months after a heart attack or stroke, patients...
Children born through IVF may have higher risk of hypertension: By age 16, premature vascular aging persists in apparently healthy adolescents
Children conceived through assisted reproductive technologies may be at an increased risk of developing arterial...
Low carbohydrate diets are unsafe and should be avoided, study suggests
Low carbohydrate diets are unsafe and should be avoided, according to a large study presented...
Scans cut heart attack rates and save lives, major study finds
Heart scans for patients with chest pains could save thousands of lives in the UK,...
Childhood exposure to secondhand smoke may increase risk of adult lung disease death
A new study suggests that long-term exposure to secondhand smoke during childhood increases the risk...
Drugs for heart failure are still under-prescribed, years after initial study
A UCLA-led study found that many people with heart failure do not receive the medications...