New studies in rats suggest the drug reserpine, approved in 1955 for high blood pressure, might treat the blinding disease retinitis pigmentosa. No therapy exists for this rare inherited disease, which starts affecting vision ...
Apr 15, 2025
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Researchers from Rutgers Health and RWJBarnabas Health have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) technology that transforms basic electrocardiogram (ECG) readings of electrical activity into sophisticated heart motion ...
Apr 14, 2025
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Individuals with an emergency department (ED) visit or hospitalization due to cannabis were at 23% and 72% greater risk of a new dementia diagnosis within five years compared to individuals with an ED visit or hospitalization ...
Apr 14, 2025
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Healthy sleep includes multiple components, such as number of hours of sleep per night, how long it takes to fall asleep, daytime functioning and self-reported sleep satisfaction, and addressing these different dimensions ...
Apr 14, 2025
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Complications during pregnancy (or adverse pregnancy outcomes), like gestational diabetes and newly developed high blood pressure, act as nature's stress test and may uncover an individual's risk for heart disease later in ...
Apr 14, 2025
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New research from the University of Waterloo suggests increasing the ratio of dietary potassium to sodium intake may be more effective for lowering blood pressure than simply reducing sodium intake.
Apr 14, 2025
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New UCLA research conducted using mouse models and human genetic data has uncovered a critical factor that determines how much scarring occurs following kidney injury, leading scientists to identify a potential precision ...
Apr 9, 2025
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As a large proportion of people taking medications like Mounjaro, Ozempic and Wegovy for weight loss report consuming less processed foods and soda, researchers say food and beverage companies are adjusting strategies.
Apr 9, 2025
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Relaxation techniques may help lower high blood pressure—at least in the short term—but the longer-term effects are unclear, finds a pooled data analysis of the existing research published in the open-access journal BMJ ...
Apr 8, 2025
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As a specialty registrar in pediatric dentistry, I've seen first-hand the pain children experience because of poor oral health. Tooth decay happens when teeth are damaged by acids produced by oral bacteria breaking down sugar ...
Apr 8, 2025
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