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As girth grows, risk of sudden cardiac death shrinks
Obesity has long been identified as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and heart failure. But, a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center found ...
10 hours ago from PhysOrg
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Study says therapeutics for trauma patients may not be effective due to an infection
A Kansas State University study aimed at alleviating intestinal damage in trauma patients digressed to an important finding that could affect medication given to the individuals.
13 hours ago from PhysOrg
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Researchers solve a molecular mystery in muscle
The muscle-building abilities of hormones known as insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) are legendary. Just do an online search and you'll find not only scientific papers discussing the effects ...
Mon 15 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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Scientists establish leech as model for study of reproductive behavior
Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) have discovered that injecting a simple hormone into leeches creates a novel ...
12 hours ago from PhysOrg
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Amniotic fluid cells more efficiently reprogrammed to pluripotency than adult cells
In a breakthrough that may help fill a critical need in stem cell research and patient care, researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have demonstrated that skin cells found in human amniotic ...
Mon 15 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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Obesity impairs body's 'memory' of how to fight flu: study
(PhysOrg.com) -- Obesity may limit the body's ability to develop immunity to influenza viruses, particularly secondary infections, by inhibiting the immune system`s ability to "remember" how ...
6 hours ago from PhysOrg
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Emerging interventional radiology treatment with drug-eluting stents saves limbs
In the United States, more than 100,000 amputations are performed each year on individuals with critical limb ischemia, the most severe form of peripheral arterial disease (PAD). The number ...
Mon 15 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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How muscle cells control fatty acid uptake
A new study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet shows that the blood vessels and muscles of the heart can regulate the uptake of fatty acids that we ingest through meat, ...
Mon 15 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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Heart abnormalities diagnosed in World Trade Center workers
The World Trade Center collapse has caused potentially dangerous heart problems in responders on-site, according to new research.
7 hours ago from ScienceDaily
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Researchers discover chemical that may protect hearts of muscular dystrophy patients
Researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School have discovered a chemical that may, over the long term, protect the hearts of Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients - a fatal and most ...
Mon 15 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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