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Restoring blood flow to brain
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan. 21 (ANI): A study has recently suggested that an 'explosive evolution' of techniques can restore blood flow to areas of the brain endangered by stroke or clogged arteries.
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Family history of heart attacks should not be ignored: Experts
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 12 (ANI): Having a family history of cardiovascular disease increases the risk of developing coronary heart disease, angina, heart attack, heart failure and stroke.
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Understanding congestive heart failure
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Heart failure is the term used for the condition describing the inability of the heart to keep up with the demands on it, specifically the failure of the heart to pump blood with normal efficiency.
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A promising treatment to cut brain injury in newborns
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 11 (ANI): A team of researchers has identified a promising treatment to reduce or prevent brain injury in newborns who have suffered hypoxia-ischemia, a serious complication in which restricted blood flow deprives the brain of oxygen.
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Benefits, risks of minimally invasive TAVI procedure
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 6 (ANI): Aortic stenosis is an ailment that leads to the narrowing of the aortic valve of the heart, which normally allows blood flow to be pumped from the main chamber of heart to the rest of body.
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Lack of oxygen, not blood flow, delays preemies' brain maturation
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 3 (ANI): A recent study has found that cognitive and learning disabilities in premature infants, once believed to be the result of lack of blood flow to the brain, is actually caused by low oxygen.
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Shedding extra kilos with diet, exercise ups blood flow in diabetics
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 31 (ANI): Older adults with diabetes may want to cut their calorie intake and up physical activity as a recent study has suggested that doing so can improve their blood circulation.
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Brain 'switch' to improve blood circulation identified
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 25 (ANI): All it takes is the flip of a protein "switch" within the tiny wire-like capillaries of the brain to increase the blood flow that ensures optimal brain function.
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Here's what may be upping your blood pressure
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 10 (ANI): It is known as the silent killer for not having symptoms and now, a new study has linked high blood pressure to early life changes in brain activity and blood flow.
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Kyocera optical blood-flow sensor is among world's smallest for weara
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Fushimi-ku (Kyoto) [Japan], Dec.15 (ANI): Kyocera Corporation has announced that it has developed one of the smallest known optical blood-flow sensors, which measures the volume of blood flow in the subcutaneous tissue.
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Babies born to mothers with diabetes are often bigger
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Dec.11 (ANI): A recent research conducted by the European Society of Cardiology has found that blood flows preferentially to the placenta instead of the brain in fetuses of mothers with diabetes, hence increasing the size of the infant.
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Menstrual cycle doesn't impact training, performance: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov.30 (ANI): A recent study, published in the Journal of Physiology, has found that doing fixed intensity exercise during menstrual cycle does not affect a woman's autonomic heat responses (skin blood flow and sweating).
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