A University of California San Diego-led team has discovered that restoring a key cardiac protein called connexin‑43 in a mouse model can dramatically improve heart function and extend survival in several inherited forms of arrhythmogenic…
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Gene therapy could treat a deadly heart condition that targets young athletes
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Scientists Discover a Natural Brake on Inflammation
The immune system is a powerful, necessary shield that has to spring into action when an infection has to be eliminated or an injury must be repaired. But it must also be kept under control. When immunity and…
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NIH ends funding for research using human fetal tissue
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) said that it will stop funding all research that uses human fetal tissue, ending support for studies both inside and outside the agency.
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A skin biopsy can detect a rare neurodegenerative disease
By determining the structure of the deposits responsible for transthyretin amyloidosis through a simple skin biopsy, scientists at UNIGE are paving the way for a new diagnostic method for neurodegenerative diseases. Transthyretin amyloidosis…
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Five Extra Minutes A Day Could Add Years To Your Life
Even small shifts—like five extra minutes of moderate movement a day or modest improvements in sleep and diet—are linked to fewer premature deaths and more years of healthy life.
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New research suggests that even tiny,…
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Malaria researchers are getting closer to outsmarting the world’s deadliest parasite
Every year, malaria kills more than 600,000 people worldwide. Most of them are children under 5 in sub-Saharan Africa. But the disease isn’t confined to poor, rural areas – it’s a global threat that travels with people across…
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Remembering A Global Health Hero
Former CDC director, William H Foege, MD MPH, 1990. Image courtesy Centers for Disease Control
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Dr. William H. “Bill” Foege, M.D., a global health hero, died at his Atlanta home on Jan 24. He was 89. In 1966, as a 29-year-old CDC…
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Your fireplace may be doing more harm than you think
Adding a log to a glowing fireplace on a cold winter night often feels comforting and harmless. However, new research from Northwestern University shows that burning wood inside homes plays a much larger role in winter air pollution across the…
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Researchers Discover Intensive Meditation Retreat Rewires the Brain and Blood in Just 7 Days
A one-week mind-body retreat led to consistent changes in the brain and at the molecular level that were associated with greater resilience, reduced pain, and improved recovery from stress. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego…
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Can Eating Cheese Really Reduce Your Risk of Dementia? New Findings Challenge Old Nutrition Advice
Higher intake of full-fat cheese and cream was linked to lower dementia risk in a large Swedish study, but the evidence points to healthy dietary patterns rather than dairy as a protective factor. A long-running Swedish study has found that…
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