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First ever government-led Women's Health Strategy to benefit women and girls across England

Women and girls across England will benefit from improved healthcare following the publication of the first ever government-led Women's Health Strategy for England today (Wednesday 20 July).

19 Jul 2022

Remote ischemic preconditioning can amplify the protection against heart attack, stroke

The majority of heart attacks and strokes in the world are ischemic, meaning a clot or buildup of plaque in an artery prevents oxygen-rich blood from reaching cells in the heart or brain. Blocked for too long, tissues die.

19 Jul 2022

Elephant genes could offer new clues to preventing cancer development

Scientists modeling the cancer-suppressing p53 gene identify how the 20 different molecules unique to elephants get activated for increased sensitivity and response against carcinogenic conditions - with implications for cancer treatments in humans.

19 Jul 2022

Study finds decline in cardiovascular mortality rates over the last 20 years, but racial disparities remain

While it's well-established that Black adults experience a disproportionately high burden of cardiovascular risk factors and disease in comparison to white adults in the United States, few gender-based analyses of recent national trends exist.

19 Jul 2022

Pain control method has revolutionized the experience for bone marrow donors, reduced the need for opioids

Sharing gifts is a favorite way to sustain connection across peoples and cultures worldwide, but with bone marrow donation the gift-giving act is accompanied by uncomfortable side effects to the donor, making it a truly selfless expression of kindness.

19 Jul 2022

Overstrict salt intake restriction could harm patients with heart failure with preserved ejection

Restricting salt intake is considered a key component of heart failure treatment, but restricting it too much may actually worsen the outcomes for people with a common form of the condition, suggests research published online in the journal Heart.

19 Jul 2022

Cardiovascular mortality has declined over the past two decades, but disparities persist

Research supported by the National Institutes of Health shows that cardiovascular-related deaths have declined over the past two decades, but disparities remain.

19 Jul 2022

In some states, voters will get to decide the future of abortion rights

As states grapple with the future of abortion in the U.S., Michigan, California, and Vermont could become the first states to let voters decide whether the right to abortion should be written into the state constitution.

19 Jul 2022

Hospitalized COVID-19 patients with high blood viscosity have greater risk of death

Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 with high estimated blood viscosity are at higher risk of death from complications. High blood viscosity impairs flow to small vessels and increases the risk of blood clots. This measure of blood thickness can be used as a predictor of mortality.

18 Jul 2022

Researchers develop a cardiovascular disease risk score specific to the Latin American and Caribbean region

Researchers from the Latin American and Caribbean Cohort Consortium (CC-LAC) developed a risk algorithm specific to the Latin American and Caribbean region.

18 Jul 2022

Study: Air pollution responsible for 2,780 deaths and cognitive loss in children in Massachusetts

Air pollution remains a silent killer in Massachusetts, responsible for an estimated 2,780 deaths a year and for measurable cognitive loss in Bay State children exposed to fine particulate pollutants in the air they breathe, according to a new study by researchers at Boston College's Global Observatory on Planetary Health.

18 Jul 2022

Prostaglandin E1 could enhance the safety of ECMO

In case of heart and/or lung failure, an ECMO machine can be used to maintain organ function for days or even weeks.

18 Jul 2022

Scientists develop an improved pharmaceutical drug for the treatment of atrial fibrillation

Scientists from the National University of Singapore Department of Pharmacy have developed an improved pharmaceutical drug for the treatment of the most common heart rhythm disturbance – atrial fibrillation (AF).

18 Jul 2022

Childhood loneliness associated with stress and alcohol-related problems in early adulthood

Before the pandemic, over 1 in 10 children aged 10-12 years reported being lonely.

18 Jul 2022

Survey explores the experiences of individuals with long COVID

Researchers explored the experiences of individuals with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19, also known as long COVID.

18 Jul 2022

Low rate of COVID-19 vaccination among high-risk pregnant women

A new study examines the feelings of pregnant women towards the COVID-19 vaccine.

17 Jul 2022

COVID-19 risks may be heightened by history of Lyme disease

Individuals with a history of Lyme disease, caused by tick bites are at a higher risk of severe COVID-19.

17 Jul 2022

New collaboration focuses on employing AI to help improve cardiovascular disease outcomes

Employing artificial intelligence to help improve outcomes for people with cardiovascular disease is the focus of a three-year, $15 million collaboration among Cornell Tech, the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science (Cornell Bowers CIS) and NewYork-Presbyterian – with physicians from its affiliated medical schools Weill Cornell Medicine and Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (Columbia University VP&S).

15 Jul 2022

Alcohol consumption does not provide any health benefits, presents many risks for young people

Young people face higher health risks from alcohol consumption than older adults, according to a new analysis published in The Lancet.

15 Jul 2022

Men with hematopoietic mosaic loss of Y chromosome have worse prognosis for heart failure

research group led by Dr. Soichi Sano, a specially appointed lecturer in the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University, revealed that men with hematopoietic mosaic loss of Y chromosome (mLOY) — meaning men with an increase, in the blood, of cells that have lost the male sex chromosome — have a worse prognosis for heart failure due to fibrosis progression in the heart.

15 Jul 2022

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First ever government-led Women's Health Strategy to benefit women and girls across England

Remote ischemic preconditioning can amplify the protection against heart attack, stroke

Elephant genes could offer new clues to preventing cancer development

Study finds decline in cardiovascular mortality rates over the last 20 years, but racial disparities remain

Pain control method has revolutionized the experience for bone marrow donors, reduced the need for opioids

Overstrict salt intake restriction could harm patients with heart failure with preserved ejection

Cardiovascular mortality has declined over the past two decades, but disparities persist

In some states, voters will get to decide the future of abortion rights

Hospitalized COVID-19 patients with high blood viscosity have greater risk of death

Researchers develop a cardiovascular disease risk score specific to the Latin American and Caribbean region

Study: Air pollution responsible for 2,780 deaths and cognitive loss in children in Massachusetts

Prostaglandin E1 could enhance the safety of ECMO

Scientists develop an improved pharmaceutical drug for the treatment of atrial fibrillation

Childhood loneliness associated with stress and alcohol-related problems in early adulthood

Survey explores the experiences of individuals with long COVID

Low rate of COVID-19 vaccination among high-risk pregnant women

COVID-19 risks may be heightened by history of Lyme disease

New collaboration focuses on employing AI to help improve cardiovascular disease outcomes

Alcohol consumption does not provide any health benefits, presents many risks for young people

Men with hematopoietic mosaic loss of Y chromosome have worse prognosis for heart failure

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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