Until now, studies on the APOL1 gene have primarily focused on African and African American populations THE MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL / MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE New York, NY (December 27, 2018) — In the largest population genomics investigation to date, a team of researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Stanford University, and the...
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Blue light can reduce blood pressure
Exposure to blue light decreases blood pressure, reducing the risk of developing cardiovascular disease, a new study from the University of Surrey and Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf in collaboration with Philips reports. Credit: CC0 Public Domain During this study, published in the prestigious European Journal of Preventative Cardiology, participants were exposed to 30 minutes of...
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Science Fiction Inspired Handheld Diagnostic Device
A team of researchers at Glasgow University, UK have developed a portable rapid diagnostic device that could be used to detect a number of conditions, including cancer and cardiovascular disease. Inspired by the famous Star Trek medical tricorder, the research team behind the innovation set out to create a “multicorder” device. The handheld diagnostic device consists of...
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New evidence of a preventative therapy for gout
Among patients with cardiovascular disease, it’s a common complaint: a sudden, piercing pain, stiffness or tenderness in a joint that lasts for days at a time with all signs pointing to a gout attack. Gout and cardiovascular disease (CVD) appear to be intimately linked—they are frequently seen together although the underlying connection between the two...
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Sleeping 5 hours or less a night associated with doubled risk of cardiovascular disease
EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY Munich, Germany – Aug. 26, 2018: Middle-aged men who sleep five hours or less per night have twice the risk of developing a major cardiovascular event during the following two decades than men who sleep seven to eight hours, according to research presented today at ESC Congress 2018.1 Study author Ms...
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Virtual counseling helps lower blood pressure
People with high blood pressure who get on the information highway can avoid roadblocks in their cardiovascular health, according to new research. The study found that adding online counseling to medical therapy helped lower high blood pressure and the estimated risk of developing heart disease within the next decade. “Internet-based supportive lifestyle counseling does indeed...
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Fasting diets reduce important risk factor for cardiovascular disease
Intermittent energy restriction diets such as the 5:2 diet clears fat from the blood quicker after eating meals compared with daily calorie restriction diets, reducing an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease, a new study in the British Journal of Nutrition reports. In the first study of its kind, researchers from the University of Surrey examined...
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Discovery could help doctors to spot cardiovascular disease at an earlier stage
Screening methods for cardiovascular diseases such as heart attacks and strokes could be improved by measuring different biological signposts to those currently being tested, a new study led by researchers from King’s College London suggests. Published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, the study could allow doctors to better predict the development of...