One in 3 US veteran firearm owners keeps a gun loaded and unlocked
Ann Arbor, August 27, 2018 - One third of United States Armed Forces Veterans store at least one firearm loaded with ammunition and unlocked, according...
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Study finds 1 in 12 children taking multiple medications at risk
Credit: UIC Media Library According to new research from the University of Illinois at Chicago, about one in five children regularly use prescription medications, and...
New target could prevent progression of liver damage to cancer
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Aug. 27, 2018) - Problems like obesity and alcoholism appear to chronically trigger in the liver...
Red light at night: A potentially fatal attraction to migratory bats
Credit: Christian Giese Night time light pollution is rapidly increasing across the world. Nocturnal animals are likely to be especially affected but how they respond...
The heart: Digital or analog?
Credit: Virginia Tech/Gourdie lab Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute (VTCRI) have found evidence that may disrupt conventional understanding about how electrical activity...
ARRIVE trial of daily aspirin does not show lower risk of first cardiovascular event
The role of aspirin in preventing a first heart attack or stroke among people at moderate risk of heart disease remains unclear. At the 2018...
Cancer may lurk behind major internal bleeding in cardiovascular disease patients
Credit: Hamilton Health Sciences HAMILTON, ON (August 26, 2018) - Patients with cardiovascular disease who develop major internal bleeding are much more likely to be...
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation grants fellowship awards to 18 top young scientists
New York, NY (August 27, 2018) - The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on supporting innovative early career researchers, named 18...
Weight loss drug shows no increased risk in cardiovascular outcomes
For the first time, investigators report that a weight loss drug led to weight loss without increasing the incidence of heart attacks, strokes and death...
Apps a timely reminder for those on heart medication
We use them for everything from banking to workouts, and now research from the University of Sydney shows mobile apps could potentially save lives by...
Oxygen therapy for patients suffering from a heart attack does not prevent heart failure
Oxygen therapy does not prevent the development of heart failure. Neither does it reduce the long-term risk of dying for patients with suspected heart attack....
Impaired mental status is associated with doubled death risk after heart attack in elderly
Credit: European Society of Cardiology Munich, Germany - 26 Aug 2018: Impaired mental status is associated with a doubled risk of death one year after...
Short and fragmented sleep linked to hardened arteries
Credit: European Society of Cardiology Munich, Germany - Aug 26, 2018: Sleeping less than six hours or waking up several times in the night is...
Sleeping 5 hours or less a night associated with doubled risk of cardiovascular disease
Munich, Germany - Aug. 26, 2018: Middle-aged men who sleep five hours or less per night have twice the risk of developing a major cardiovascular...
Finding the sweet spot of a good night’s sleep: Not too long and not too short
Munich, Germany - Aug. 26, 2018: Researchers have found a sweet spot of six to eight hours sleep a night is most beneficial for heart...
