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Overly restricting dietary sodium can be harmful to people with heart failure

For people with heart failure, restricting dietary sodium intake to levels below the standard recommended maximum of about 2.3 grams per day does not bring additional benefits and may increase the risk of death, according to findings from nine randomized controlled trials in a new meta-analysis presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology.

23 Feb 2023

Certain wearable gadgets could pose serious risks for people with cardiac implantable electronic devices

In recent years, wearable devices such as smartwatches and rings, as well as smart scales, have become ubiquitous – "must-haves" for the health conscious to self-monitor heart rate, blood pressure, and other vital signs.

23 Feb 2023

Disruptive symptoms and potential complications of enlarged prostate

Half of all men develop enlarged prostates - also called benign prostatic hyperplasia - by the time they're 50 years old. The walnut-sized gland never stops slowly growing.

22 Feb 2023

Custom, 3D-printed robotic heart could help doctors to tailor patient-specific treatments

No two hearts beat alike. The size and shape of the the heart can vary from one person to the next. These differences can be particularly pronounced for people living with heart disease, as their hearts and major vessels work harder to overcome any compromised function.

22 Feb 2023

A study of the effects of beta-alanine supplements on soldiers' performance

Researchers review the effects of β-alanine supplementation on soldiers’ performance, cognition, and resilience.

22 Feb 2023

Analysis examines which non-opioid drugs are best for treating acute low back pain

Acute low back pain is a common cause of disability. An analysis in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research examined which non-opioid drugs are best for treating this condition.

22 Feb 2023

A bitter battle over the ‘orphan drug’ program leaves patients’ pocketbooks at risk

A prescription drug that helps Lore Wilkinson walk and talk despite a rare muscle disease cost her so little for more than a decade that she didn't even use her insurance to pay for it.

22 Feb 2023

Light-intensity exercise can reduce the risk of sarcopenia in older adults

A daily dose of low-intensity exercise reduces the risk of sarcopenia in older adults. And increasing one's physical activity with even just ten minutes can lead to positive effects.

22 Feb 2023

Researchers reveal the metabolic reactions upon activating Akt2 enzyme

Takeaki Ozawa and his team from the University of Tokyo reveal the metabolic reactions upon activating an enzyme called Akt2. In doing so, they reveal the inner workings of insulin-regulated metabolism.

21 Feb 2023

EIT-based imaging technology for non-invasive anisotropic transmembrane transport of cell-spheroid

The cell membrane has numerous channels for the transport of various substances, including ions, between the cell and its environment.

21 Feb 2023

Adverse muscle composition can predict mortality risk in people with fatty liver disease

Obesity and a sedentary lifestyle contribute to an increasing number of people developing fatty liver disease.

21 Feb 2023

Adipose-targeted delivery of thyroid hormone alleviates hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis

A research team from LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has developed thyroid hormone (TH) - encapsulated nanoparticles modified with adipose-homing peptide, which selectively transport TH to adipose tissues.

20 Feb 2023

Spinal cord stimulation technology instantly improves arm and hand mobility in stroke patients

A neurotechnology that stimulates the spinal cord instantly improves arm and hand mobility, enabling people affected by moderate to severe stroke to conduct their normal daily activities more easily, report researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University today in Nature Medicine.

20 Feb 2023

Activating or deactivating drugs with the help of light

Scientists at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have used the Swiss X-ray free-electron laser SwissFEL and the Swiss Light Source SLS to make a film that could give a decisive boost to developing a new type of drug.

20 Feb 2023

In-depth assessment of muscle biopsies in patients with long COVID

Researchers analyzed skeletal muscle biopsies of patients with persistent fatigue and malaise post-exertion to determine the underlying mechanisms of long COVID.

20 Feb 2023

Toxic protein may be the cause of muscular dystrophy and arhinia

Balancing care responsibilities with paid work provides working caregivers with emotional benefits

19 Feb 2023

Vaccination rate remains unchanged but misinformation about flu and Covid-19 stays

Although the public had been alerted that this winter could be a potentially bad flu season, barely half of Americans said in January that they had received a flu shot, a vaccination level unchanged in a representative national panel from the comparable period last year, according to a new Annenberg Science Knowledge (ASK) survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.

17 Feb 2023

Replacing meat with Quorn's mycoprotein reduces cancer-causing chemicals in the intestines

Researchers from Northumbria University have found that swapping red and processed meat for Quorn's mycoprotein, a fungi-based meat alternative, leads to a significant reduction in intestinal genotoxins - which can cause bowel cancer - and increases healthy gut bacteria.

17 Feb 2023

Neuroscientists discover new way to disrupt chronic inflammation responsible for multiple sclerosis

UVA Health neuroscientists have discovered a potential way to disrupt the chronic inflammation responsible for multiple sclerosis.

16 Feb 2023

Tapping mothers’ and babies’ medical records to better predict prematurity complications

By sifting through electronic health records of moms and babies using a machine-learning algorithm, scientists can predict how at-risk newborns will fare in their first two months of life.

16 Feb 2023

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Overly restricting dietary sodium can be harmful to people with heart failure

Certain wearable gadgets could pose serious risks for people with cardiac implantable electronic devices

Disruptive symptoms and potential complications of enlarged prostate

Custom, 3D-printed robotic heart could help doctors to tailor patient-specific treatments

A study of the effects of beta-alanine supplements on soldiers' performance

Analysis examines which non-opioid drugs are best for treating acute low back pain

A bitter battle over the ‘orphan drug’ program leaves patients’ pocketbooks at risk

Light-intensity exercise can reduce the risk of sarcopenia in older adults

Researchers reveal the metabolic reactions upon activating Akt2 enzyme

EIT-based imaging technology for non-invasive anisotropic transmembrane transport of cell-spheroid

Adverse muscle composition can predict mortality risk in people with fatty liver disease

Adipose-targeted delivery of thyroid hormone alleviates hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis

Spinal cord stimulation technology instantly improves arm and hand mobility in stroke patients

Activating or deactivating drugs with the help of light

In-depth assessment of muscle biopsies in patients with long COVID

Toxic protein may be the cause of muscular dystrophy and arhinia

Vaccination rate remains unchanged but misinformation about flu and Covid-19 stays

Replacing meat with Quorn's mycoprotein reduces cancer-causing chemicals in the intestines

Neuroscientists discover new way to disrupt chronic inflammation responsible for multiple sclerosis

Tapping mothers’ and babies’ medical records to better predict prematurity complications

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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