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Immune cells are kept in line by hard-working enzyme
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): During a new study, researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) shed light on a process in immune cells that may explain why some people develop cardiovascular diseases.
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Food protein can eliminate pungency, bitterness of extra virgin olive oil
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 24 (ANI): Researchers at Monell Chemical Senses Center have been investigating the potential health-promoting qualities of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) for decades, including its possible medicinal value for preventing cancer, Alzheimer's, and cardiovascular disease, a
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Eating starchy snacks associated with higher risk of cardiovascular diseas
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 23 (ANI): Can starchy snacks harm heart health? A new study suggests that they might!
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Sleep apnea worsens heart disease: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 22 (ANI): Health care experts urge increased awareness of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) among people with cardiovascular disease or risk factors such as high blood pressure, according to a new study.
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Prescription to sit less, move more advised for mildly high blood pressure
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Dallas [US], June 2 (ANI): While a lot of people are suffering from elevated blood pressure and blood cholesterol, a recent study has pointed out a common first treatment choice prescribed by medical practitioners.
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Cardiologist leads commission to help reduce burden of women's heart disea
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 17 (ANI): A unique commission that issued major new recommendations aimed at fully understanding and reducing the global burden of heart disease in women was led by Roxana Mehran, MD, Professor of Medicine, and Population Health Science and Policy, and Director of Interven
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Obese girls at higher risk of cardiovascular disease in adulthood: Study
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 13 (ANI): A new study has found that girls are more likely than boys to develop metabolic alterations associated with obesity, such as high blood pressure and excessive blood levels of cholesterol and triglycerides (dyslipidemia).
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Here's how moderate alcohol intake may help heart by calming stress signal
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 8 (ANI): Moderate alcohol intake -- defined as no more than one alcoholic drink for women and two for men per day -- has been associated with a lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease when compared with individuals who abstain from drinking or partake in excessiv
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Soybean, linseed oils in cows' diet improve milk quality, researchers affi
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], May 8 (ANI): Brazilian researchers show that the inclusion of soybean and linseed oils in the diet of dairy cows made the fatty acid content of their milk even healthier for human nutrition. It also increased the proportions of omega-6 and omega-3, which in the right balan
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Study links too much, too little sleep to elevated heart risks in people f
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 5 (ANI): People who clock six to seven hours of sleep a night had the lowest chance of dying from a heart attack or stroke when compared with those who got less or more sleep, according to a study.
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Working hours deviating from body clock linked to cardiovascular disease r
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 25 (ANI): According to the findings of a new research working hours that deviate from an individual's natural body clock is associated with greater cardiovascular risk.
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More belly weight increases heart disease risk even if BMI doesn't indica
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Dallas [US], April 22 (ANI): People with abdominal obesity and excess fat around the body's midsection and organs have an increased risk of heart disease even if their body mass index (BMI) measurement is within a healthy weight range, according to a new Scientific Statement.
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