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We use lesser brainpower than thought
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 1 (ANI): Turns out, humans don't use as much brainpower as we think.
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Wish to reduce high BP without taking pills? Try sauna bathing
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], September 30 (ANI): Middle-aged men taking sauna bath four to seven times a week are 50 per cent less likely to develop elevated blood pressure compared to men who take sauna only once a week, suggests a recent study.
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This 'live-saving' treatment may be helpful for heart failure patients
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 28 (ANI): A study has recently revealed that cells from newborns' umbilical cords could provide a lifesaving treatment for heart failure patients.
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Preeclampsia could heighten heart disease risk by altering blood vessels
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 13 (ANI): Researchers have found that women with preeclampsia may permanently change the blood vessels of women boosting their lifelong risk for cardiovascular disease.
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Blood vessels are not designed to fight infections: Study
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 11 (ANI): In a recent study, group of scientists have found that endothelial cells are vulnerable to bacterial infection because they lack certain immune machinery common in other cells.
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Now, assessing heart disease risk is within arm's reach, says study
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 16 (ANI): US researchers have found an important diagnostic tool in which peripheral arteries, easily accessible by ultrasound, may be useful for assessing a patient's risk for damage or disease in the heart's major blood vessels.
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Research suggests safer, effective way to improve stroke treatments
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan. 28 (ANI): A team of researchers has demonstrated that a drug in combination with an enzyme that helps dissolve clots may improve stroke outcomes by reducing these complications and increasing its efficacy in opening blood vessels.
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Researchers find new drug to prevent heart attack, stroke in high-risk pat
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 22 (ANI): Researchers have developed a new therapeutic approach to prevent heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases by finding a protein inhibitor drug that can stop blockage development in blood vessels.
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Gulp of red wine before smoking prevents vascular injury
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov.17 (ANI): Red wine helps prevent cardiovascular disease and drinking a glass or two of it, before lighting up a cigarette, can counteract some of the short-term negative effects of smoking on blood vessels, says a study published in The American Journal of Medicine
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Two differing medications safe for patient undergoing heart procedure
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov.14 (ANI): According to a new study, two differing blood clot prevention medications are safe and effective for patients undergoing a non-surgical procedure to open blood vessels narrowed by plaque buildup.
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