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Category: 6. Health
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Comparative Analysis of Echocardiographic Parameters in Hyperuricemic
Introduction
In the context of globalized health research, elevated uric acid levels have emerged as a significant public health concern. Epidemiological data clearly indicate a substantial rise in the prevalence of hyperuricemia in recent…
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Efficacy and Safety of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Diabetic Foo
Introduction
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) stand as a severe and pervasive complication of diabetes mellitus, with a lifetime incidence that affects up to a quarter of this patient population.1,2 These chronic wounds are a significant source of…
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Targeting RNA splicing errors protects against tau-induced neurodegeneration
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), the leading cause of dementia, affects nearly 40 million individuals globally, resulting in a gradual loss of memory and independence. Despite extensive research over the past decades, no treatments have…
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Tailored vitamin D regimens offer significant cardiac benefit
Adults with heart disease who had a previous heart attack and took vitamin D doses tailored to reach optimal blood levels reduced their risk of another heart attack by more than half compared to those who did not have their…
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Metformin shows promise in treating AFib recurrence after ablation
People with atrial fibrillation (AFib) and obesity may have fewer episodes of AFib after ablation if they take the diabetes medication metformin in addition to standard care, according to a preliminary, late-breaking science…
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App turns smartwatch into detector of structural heart disease
An app that uses an AI model to read a single-lead ECG from a smartwatch can detect structural heart disease, researchers reported at the 2025 Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association.
Although the technology requires further…
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Earlier blood transfusion reduces heart complications post-surgery in high-risk patients
An earlier blood transfusion- done when hemoglobin levels were higher – after major general or vascular surgery among people with heart disease was associated with a lower risk of some complications but not the most severe ones,…
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Vegan Diet Halves Carbon Footprint, Study Finds
Only around 1.1% of the world’s population is vegan, but this percentage is growing. For example, in Germany the number of vegans approximately doubled between 2016 and 2020 to 2% of the population, while a 2.4-fold increase between…
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