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Study examines psychological impacts of frontier wars on Aboriginal people

Hundreds of Aboriginal men who became native mounted police in colonial Australia carried a significant burden of responsibility for law and order for white settlers in Queensland and other settlements.

18 Mar 2020

Using 'organs-on-a-chip' to study chronic inflammatory diseases

MIT biological engineers have created a multitissue model that lets them study the relationships between different organs and the immune system, on a specialized microfluidic platform seeded with human cells.

18 Mar 2020

Bacterial extracellular vesicles could combat antibiotic resistance

Children's National Hospital researchers for the first time have isolated bacterial extracellular vesicles from the blood of healthy donors, a critical step to better understanding the way gut bacteria communicate with the rest of the body via the bloodstream.

18 Mar 2020

Listening to music for 30 minutes a day provides benefits after heart attack

Listening to music can be enjoyable, but is it also good for your heart? Patients who suffered episodes of chest pain soon after a heart attack, known as early post-infarction angina, had significantly lower levels of anxiety and pain if they listened to music for 30 minutes a day, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together with World Congress of Cardiology

18 Mar 2020

Take a deep breath: Making risk-based decisions in the coronavirus era

Just last week, it seemed OK to have lunch out or maybe meet up with friends for a game of pickup soccer.

18 Mar 2020

Study shows link between repetitive negative thinking, delayed sleep and depressed mood in teens

Nagging negative thoughts - and striving for perfection - keep teenagers awake at night, raising their chance of becoming depressed and anxious, a new study shows.

18 Mar 2020

New AI system can predict air pollution levels hours in advance

An unusual concept for us here in the UK, but it is a genuine concern for communities all over the world with air pollution killing an estimated seven million people every year.

18 Mar 2020

Immune mechanism in the brain appears to play key role in the development of Alzheimer's

An immune reaction in the brain seems to play a major role in the development of Alzheimer's disease. In a way, it "adds fuel to the fire" and apparently causes an inflammation that, in a sense, keeps kindling itself. The study has now been published in the journal Cell Reports.

18 Mar 2020

Novel Alzheimer's risk genes affect microglial response to amyloid-beta

Our DNA determines a large part of our risk for Alzheimer's disease, but it remained unclear how many genetic risk factors contribute to disease.

18 Mar 2020

UCLA researcher awarded NIH grant to study pain-relieving effects of cannabis chemicals

Ziva Cooper, research director of the UCLA Cannabis Research Initiative, has been awarded a $3.9 million grant from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health at the NIH to study whether cannabis chemicals called terpenes can reduce the amount of opioid medication a person needs to reduce pain.

18 Mar 2020

Women experience more chest pain, but lesser artery narrowing than men

Women with coronary artery disease that reduces blood flow and oxygen to the heart muscle (ischemia) have significantly more chest pain caused by plaque build-up, yet less extensive disease as compared with men, according to new research presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together with World Congress of Cardiology.

18 Mar 2020

E-cigarette use increases while new studies reveal heart health risks

A new study adds to mounting evidence that the use of electronic cigarettes, or vaping, has increased in recent years among U.S. adults, with nearly 1 in 20 reporting current use of e-cigarettes, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together with World Congress of Cardiology.

18 Mar 2020

Shorter and longer sleep duration may affect your cardiovascular health

Whether you like to burn the midnight oil to check emails or binge watch your favorite series, toss and turn or sleep until mid-morning, it seems the amount of sleep you get matters when it comes to your future vascular and heart health.

18 Mar 2020

Three-drug combination reduces all-cause mortality in COPD patients

Once-daily treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with an inhaler combining fluticasone furoate (FF), umeclidinium (UMEC) and vilanterol (VI) reduced all-cause mortality by 42 percent, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

18 Mar 2020

Sleep duration appears to influence vascular and heart health, experts warn

The amount of sleep a person gets seems to play a defining role in their vascular and heart health.

18 Mar 2020

Avoid junk food to reap heart health benefits of a plant-based diet, study suggests

Plant-based diets are becoming more popular in many areas of the world, but the health benefits of this dietary pattern may depend largely on the specific foods consumed.

18 Mar 2020

Plant-based diets need to include certain food groups to benefit heart health, study finds

A new study suggests that following a plant-based diet does not necessarily reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.

18 Mar 2020

Social determinants of health offer valuable information about a person's heart disease risk

Certain markers of a person's financial and social status, known as social determinants of health, offer valuable information about a person's potential risk of heart disease but are often overlooked, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together with World Congress of Cardiology.

18 Mar 2020

Female veterans with PTSD more likely to suffer from ischemic heart disease

Female veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder were substantially more likely to have ischemic heart disease than those without PTSD in a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together with World Congress of Cardiology.

18 Mar 2020

Many female college athletes found to have higher than normal blood pressure levels

While many college athletes may seem like they are in peak physical condition, they can still face significant cardiovascular risks.

18 Mar 2020

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Study examines psychological impacts of frontier wars on Aboriginal people

Using 'organs-on-a-chip' to study chronic inflammatory diseases

Bacterial extracellular vesicles could combat antibiotic resistance

Listening to music for 30 minutes a day provides benefits after heart attack

Take a deep breath: Making risk-based decisions in the coronavirus era

Study shows link between repetitive negative thinking, delayed sleep and depressed mood in teens

New AI system can predict air pollution levels hours in advance

Immune mechanism in the brain appears to play key role in the development of Alzheimer's

Novel Alzheimer's risk genes affect microglial response to amyloid-beta

UCLA researcher awarded NIH grant to study pain-relieving effects of cannabis chemicals

Women experience more chest pain, but lesser artery narrowing than men

E-cigarette use increases while new studies reveal heart health risks

Shorter and longer sleep duration may affect your cardiovascular health

Three-drug combination reduces all-cause mortality in COPD patients

Sleep duration appears to influence vascular and heart health, experts warn

Avoid junk food to reap heart health benefits of a plant-based diet, study suggests

Plant-based diets need to include certain food groups to benefit heart health, study finds

Social determinants of health offer valuable information about a person's heart disease risk

Female veterans with PTSD more likely to suffer from ischemic heart disease

Many female college athletes found to have higher than normal blood pressure levels

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