A new method of evaluating irregular heartbeats outperformed the approach that’s currently used widely in stroke units to detect instances
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Genetic marker linked to increased risk of diabetic peripheral neuropathy
Researchers from Joslin Diabetes Center, using a genome-wide association study, have identified a genetic factor linked to the development of
Continue reading »Iron measurements with MRI reveal stroke’s impact on brain
A simple MRI method that measures iron content can provide a more comprehensive picture of the consequences of stroke-related damage
Continue reading »App uses smartphone camera, flashlight to detect diabetes: Same technology that tracks heart rate on popular wearable devices may soon screen for diabetes, too
Type 2 diabetes is among the strongest risk factors for heart disease, yet up to 1 in 3 people living
Continue reading »In vitro grafts increase blood flow in infarcted rat hearts: Stem-cell scientists show that petri dish-built matrices of vessels integrate well with existing heart tissue
Advances in stem cell research offer hope for treatments that could help patients regrow heart muscle tissue after heart attacks,
Continue reading »Restoring blood flow may be best option to save your life and limb
Treatments that restore blood flow to the lower limbs of people with a serious circulation condition may be cheaper and
Continue reading »How people adapt to post stroke visual impairments
A new University of Liverpool study, published in Wiley Brain and Behaviour, examines the factors that influence how a person
Continue reading »Doxorubicin disrupts the immune system to cause heart toxicity: The drug targets enzymes that control the immune response and spleen macrophages
Doxorubicin is a chemotherapy drug widely used in ovarian, bladder, lung, thyroid and stomach cancers, but it carries a harmful
Continue reading »Women under-treated for heart attacks die at twice the rate of men
Published in today’s Medical Journal of Australia, the study of 2898 patients (2183 men, 715 women) reveals that six months
Continue reading »Artery hardening and thickness not affected by stopping hormone therapy
Heart disease is still the number one killer of US women, and hormone therapy remains a top treatment for menopause
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