Sleep apnea immediately compromises blood pressure
Credit: UBC A single bout of sleep apnea impacts the human body's ability to regulate blood pressure. In a recent study measuring the impact of...
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Study to examine use, understanding of advance care preferences in nursing homes
INDIANAPOLIS -- Do nursing homes routinely record the treatment preferences of long-term residents when it comes to questions such as whether they want cardiopulmonary resuscitation...
National study led by NYU Langone seeks innovative treatment for shingles of the eye
NYU Langone Medical Center will lead a five-year, 60-center clinical trial to evaluate new treatment protocols for herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO), a form of shingles...
Disentangling the myth of the singing bushmaster viper with the help of tree frogs
Credit: Pablo Venegas Reaching over 3.5 m in length, the bushmaster (belonging in the Lachesis genus) is the largest viper in the western hemisphere. Legend...
Scientists explore how nutrition may feed mental health
Good nutrition has long been viewed as a cornerstone of physical health, but research is increasingly showing diet's effect on mental health, as well. A...
Out in the rural: A Mississippi health center and its war on poverty
New York - The remarkable individuals who founded the first rural community health center in Bolivar County, Mississippi more than 50 years ago led "a...
Getting stroke treatments to people earlier to prevent debilitating outcomes
Credit: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR and FLINT, Mich. -- Following the onset of a stroke, restoring blood flow to the brain as quickly as...
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