High blood pressure in your 30s raises risk of dementia by 60%
Having high blood pressure in your 30s raises your risk of developing dementia by 60%, study warns Study of Brits
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Abnormal blood pressure patterns may increase risks of complications and death in adults with diabetes
Adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes whose blood pressure increased at night had more than double the risk
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Industrial chemical perfluorobutanoic acid less likely to accumulate in human lungs and kidneys
A 2013 study by Pérez et al. reported a very high accumulation of the industrial chemical perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) in
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Study finds spousal similarities in the incidences of some diseases
A couple's health is surprisingly intertwined according to a recent cohort study that looked at Dutch and Japanese marriages. The
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Researchers identify prediction markers which can be used to define COVID-19 severity
An estimated 14−17% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients develop a severe form of the disease, requiring oxygen support and admission to
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Hotter weather associated with worsening of COPD symptoms
Warmer weather is linked to a worsening of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) symptoms, according to research to be presented
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Impact of COVID-19 vaccination pausing on uptake
A recent study looks at the implications of pausing vaccinations against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to blood clotting concerns
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Heart Defects in Fetuses
Heart defects occur in about one percent of babies and are called congenital heart defects (CHDs). Approximately half are mild,
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Blood clotting markers found to be elevated in patients with Long COVID syndrome
New evidence shows that patients with Long COVID syndrome continue to have higher measures of blood clotting, which may help
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Novel blood test as adjunct to MRI improves prostate cancer screening
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden recently reported that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could reduce overdiagnoses and thereby improve prostate
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