Patient education program with mental health component reduces cardiovascular disease risks
Credit: Kathy Kukula, Americares CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- People who participated in a health education program that included both mental health ...
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Probiotics or prebiotics? Exploring the complex world of ‘gut’ health
University of Missouri researchers develop a noninvasive way for identifying the major functions of the gastrointestinal tract.Credit: Illustration is courtesy ...
General health checkups may detect early signs of Parkinson’s disease
Credit: Masahisa Katsuno A research team led by Nagoya University in Japan has found that blood pressure, the hematocrit (the ...
Stretching more effective than walking to lower high blood pressure: USask study
Credit: USask/Victoria Dinh A new University of Saskatchewan (USask) study has found that stretching is superior to brisk walking for ...
Down Syndrome-associated gene suppresses age-related corneal clouding
Credit: Professor Takashi Minami An analysis of aging in Down syndrome and hypercholesterolemia mouse models has suggested that a Down ...
Being in treatment with statins reduces COVID-19 mortality by 22% to 25%
This drug is currently taken by one in four people to reduce cholesterol in the blood and thus prevent cardiovascular ...
Obesity Medicine Association announces major updates to its Pediatric Obesity Algorithm
Updates help clinicians address chronic disease of obesity, identified as the most common cause of prevalent patient conditionsCredit: Obesity Medicine ...
Vigorous exercise, spongy heart
CNIC scientists have shown that vigorous physical exercise is linked to "noncompaction" of the heart, causing it to acquire a ...
Gruthan Bioscience receives funding to develop a novel class of cholesterol-lowering drugs
Gruthan Bioscience was recently awarded funding to develop a novel class of cholesterol-lowering drugs to treat a rare form of ...
Could breadfruit be the next superfood? UBC researchers say yes
Breadfruit is sustainable, environmentally friendly and a high-production cropCredit: Jan Vozenilek, Copper Sky Productions, Kelowna. A fruit used for centuries ...
‘Selfies’ could be used to detect heart disease
New research uses artificial intelligence to analyse facial photosCredit: European Heart Journal Sending a "selfie" to the doctor could be ...
Low ‘good’ cholesterol levels found in Latin America and the Caribbean
New findings suggest low levels of HDL cholesterol are the most common kind of lipid disorder in Latin America and ...
This online calculator can predict your stroke risk, study finds
Credit: UVA Health Doctors can predict patients' risk for ischemic stroke based on the severity of their metabolic syndrome, a ...
Meditation linked to lower cardiovascular risk
Survey data from more than 61,000 people points to heart benefitsCredit: Mitch Mirkin Meditation was linked to lower cardiovascular risk ...