[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 17, 2020 A new American Heart Association collaborative model for COVID-19 research, using data from the new AHA COVID-19 cardiovascular disease registry, found that Hispanic and black adults with COVID-19 were much more likely to be hospitalized. hospital compared to their white counterparts, as …
Read More »The study identifies a new factor that offers a potential strategy for treating obesity
[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 17, 2020 Obesity is a serious global health problem and a risk factor for diseases such as type II diabetes, heart disease and fatty liver disease. A central element in the development of obesity is adipose tissue, which includes adipose cells (the so-called adipocytes, …
Read More »NASA highlights science, the new airlock in the next space station refueling mission
[ad_1] iss062e120658_large.jpg NASA astronaut and Expedition 62 flight engineer Jessica Meir conducts heart research in the life sciences glove box located in the module of the Japanese Kibo laboratory. The Engineered Heart Tissues investigation could promote a better understanding of heart function under microgravity conditions, which would be useful for …
Read More »Revived after 45 minutes of “death”
[ad_1] Michael Knapinski, 45, disappeared in the frost of Mount Rainier National Park last weekend. Knapinski, who was found after spending a night on the mountain, was then taken by helicopter to the Seattle hospital. He had a pulse when he arrived at the hospital, but his heart stopped afterward. …
Read More »Care pathways for pregnant women with COVID – 19
[ad_1] Since the onset of the 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, concerns about the virus’ impact on pregnancy have increased. However, there has been little professional consensus on how best to manage pregnancy during the pandemic given the limited data currently available. A recent review published in the magazine Global challenges …
Read More »He found that fish oil medications did not decrease the risk of cardiac events
[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 16, 2020 The fish oil-based drug known as omega-3 carboxylic acids or omega-3 CAs did not decrease the risk of cardiac events compared to a placebo, according to recent research presented today at the American Heart Association’s 2020 scientific sessions. The meeting will be …
Read More »Polypill plus aspirin and polypill alone reduced the risk of cardiovascular disease
[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 15, 2020 A single daily pill that combines blood pressure and cholesterol medications, along with the addition of a daily dose of aspirin, reduced cardiovascular disease events in people at risk for heart disease, according to recent research presented in a study today. late …
Read More »Research shows a unique repertoire of T cell receptors in MIS-C patients
[ad_1] Children with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) sometimes develop multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), which is associated with high morbidity. The underlying mechanism associated with T cells is described by the researchers in a new study published on the prepress server bioRxiv* in November 2020, in response to superantigen …
Read More »HBCUs offer significant benefits for African Americans
[ad_1] November 10, 2020 A new study suggests that African Americans attending historically black colleges or universities (HBCUs) may be at lower risk of health problems later in adulthood than African Americans attending predominantly white institutions. Research showed that black adults who enrolled in an HBCU were 35 percent less …
Read More »Machine learning helps predict survival rates from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
[ad_1] DALLAS, November 9, 2019 – Using local and neighborhood data in combination with existing information sources creates a more accurate prediction about a patient’s prospects for recovery after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association’s Resuscitation Science Symposium 2020. The …
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