Losartan could reduce brain shrinkage which occurs with incurable condition We already know people with high blood pressure have raised risk of Alzheimer’s But some are protected by the blood pressure drugs they take, past study found The group of inhibitors losartan belongs to cuts disease risk by up to 50% New study to test if drug helps...
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Could an experimental injection offer hope for HIV patients? Patient who has the killer virus keeps it at bay for 10 months after treatment
The US military findings offer yet more hope for potential treatments in future Results were presented at the annual meeting of the International Aids Society However, none of the other patients saw such profound effects, experts said The unnamed patient was treated with ‘broadly neutralising antibodies A HIV patient had the killer virus kept under control for...
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Thirteen home remedies for constipation
Constipation is an incredibly common problem. It’s thought to affect around 20% of Americans, resulting in 8 million doctor visits per year (1, 2). It can be caused by foods you eat or avoid, lifestyle choices, medication or disease. But for many people, the cause of their chronic constipation is often unknown. This is referred to as chronic...
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The WORST sports for damaging your knees, according to science – and it’s not just running
Long distance running, football, weightlifting and wrestling are worst on joints These sports found to raise risk of osteoarthritis by up to seven times This is compared to basketball players, boxers, and track and field athletes Study on elite athletes but shows some sports are rougher on joints than others Evidence osteoarthritis is rising in...
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Why your muscles hurt so much the day after you work out
If you do end up with achy muscles after a workout, your best bet is to stretch and keep hydrated. Ever woken up the day after a workout and wondered what you did to deserve such pain? I’m talking about soreness. That pain can stem from several sources, and understanding what’s behind yours will help...
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How do free radicals affect the body?
Free radicals are unstable atoms that can damage cells, causing illness and aging. Free radicals are linked to aging and a host of diseases, but little is known about their role in human health, or how to prevent them from making people sick. What are free radicals? Free radicals are thought to be responsible for...
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Foodborne illness is often avoidable
Each year, Americans develop more than 50 million cases of foodborne illness. While some are caused by eating out, others originate in home kitchens. Still more result from contact with someone already infected. “It’s one of the most common things we see,” said Dr. Ross Rodgers, an emergency medicine physician at Penn State Health Milton...
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Statistical analysis for optimal immunization: New insights into T cell development
When T cells encounter an antigen, they proliferate and produce various types of daughter cells. A team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has now refuted the prevailing hypothesis that this immune response is largely predetermined by the individual structure of the T cell receptor. Instead, the influence of the T cell receptor can...
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Five vascular diseases linked to one common genetic variant
Genome-wide association studies have implicated a common genetic variant in chromosome 6p24 in coronary artery disease, as well as four other vascular diseases: migraine headache, cervical artery dissection, fibromuscular dysplasia, and hypertension. However, it has not been clear how this polymorphism affects the risk for so many diseases. In the journal Cell on July 27, researchers show...
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Gene transfer corrects severe muscle defects in mice with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a rapidly progressive disease that causes whole-body muscle weakness and atrophy due to deficiency in a protein called dystrophin. Researchers at the University of Missouri, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, University of Washington, and Solid Biosciences, LLC, have developed a new gene transfer approach that uses an adeno-associated virus vector...