For decades, doctors have focused on reducing heart disease by managing diabetes, lowering blood pressure, and controlling cholesterol levels. Medications such as aspirin and statins have saved countless lives, yet heart disease remains the…
Category: 6. Health
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Study suggests new drug could stop Alzheimer’s before symptoms begin
For decades, Alzheimer’s disease has been one of the hardest brain disorders to treat, largely because it is usually diagnosed only after memory loss and confusion disrupt everyday life. By then, extensive damage has already occurred in the…
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In surprising breakthrough, scientists in Israel find cancer may help heal the failing heart
A discovery by Prof. Ami Aronheim and his team at the Technion–Israel Institute of Technology shows that the growth of cancerous tumors may actually combat cardiac dysfunction and reduce fibrosis, the scarring process that stiffens the…
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Gut microbiota-derived metabolite isovalerylcarnitine modulates salt sensitivity of blood pressure and incident hypertension: a multicenter dietary salt intervention trial
Global Burden of Disease. Global burden of disease https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare/ (2022).
Wang, Y. J., Yeh, T. L., Shih, M. C., Tu, Y. K. & Chien, K. L. Dietary sodium intake and risk of cardiovascular disease: a systematic review and…
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COVID-19 Vaccination Is Associated With Lower Risk of Maternal Disease
Immunization against the SARS-CoV-2 virus prior to or during pregnancy yielded a lower risk of severe maternal disease and preterm birth, according to a study published in JAMA.1 Although variants of the virus were known to impact various…
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Eating more vitamin C can physically change your skin
Scientists at the University of Otago, Faculty of Medicine — Christchurch Ōtautahi, have identified a direct connection between how much vitamin C people eat and how well their skin produces collagen and renews itself. The findings show that…
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The perfect morning routine: how to build a happy, healthy start to the day – from showers to sunshine | Health & wellbeing
The first thing to say about the ideal morning routine is that it probably doesn’t exist. Yes, endless influencers promise that they have tweaked, tested and fine-tuned the process of revving up for the day, but how history’s most productive…
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