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Research explores the relationship between the mother-child bond and stress

Research explores the relationship between the mother-child bond and stress

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- It’s the age-old psychological conundrum: nature versus nurture. Are children more, less or equally affected by their genetics and the environment in which they grow up? Professor of Psychology ...


How much omega-3 fatty acid do we need to prevent cardiovascular disease?

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A team of French scientists have found the dose of DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) that is "just right" for preventing cardiovascular disease in healthy men. In a research report appearing in the September 2009 print issue of ...


Chemical can reproduce complications for some patients

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Medical science took a giant leap forward with the development of techniques that, at least temporarily, perform the function of vital organs. These processes, including the use of the heart-lung machine and renal dialysis, ...


Low lead levels in children can affect cardiovascular responses to stress

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Even low levels of lead found in the blood during early childhood can adversely affect how the child's cardiovascular system responds to stress and could possibly lead to hypertension later in life, according to a study from ...





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Understanding how oxidative stress impairs endothelial progenitor cell function

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 25, 2008 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Although its been over a decade since endothelial progenitor cells or EPCs, cells that circulate in the blood repairing and replacing the cells that line blood vessels, were identified, the field is still evolving. EPCs are ...


Pre-eclampsia linked to thyroid problems

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Women who develop pre-eclampsia during pregnancy are more likely than other women to have reduced thyroid function (hypothyroidism), finds a study published in BMJ today. It may also put women at a greater risk of thyroi ...


Kidney function decline increases risk of heart failure and premature death

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Declining kidney function is linked to a higher risk of heart failure, heart attack, peripheral arterial disease, and early death in individuals with or without kidney disease, according to a pair of studies appearing in ...


High phosphorus linked to coronary calcification in chronic kidney disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 10, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

For patients with moderate chronic kidney disease (CKD), higher levels of phosphorus in the blood are associated with increased calcification of the major arteries and heart valves—which may contribute to the increased risk ...


Plasma levels of GGT and ALB and their genetic correlations with cardiovascular risk factors

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Two indicators of liver function, Gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) and albumin (ALB) have been implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. It is known that the variation in the plasma level of these liver related proteins ...


What makes the heart 'tick-tock'

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created Dec 02, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Researchers have new evidence to show that the heart beats to its own drummer, according to a report in the December issue of the journal Cell Metabolism. They've uncovered some of the molecular circuitry within the cardio ...


Fat collections linked to decreased heart function

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have shown that fat collection in different body locations, such as around the heart and the aorta and within the liver, are associated with certain decreased heart ...


Small increases in phosphorus mean higher risk of heart disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Higher levels of phosphorus in the blood are linked to increased calcification of the coronary arteries— a key marker of heart disease risk, according to a study in an upcoming issue of Clinical Journal of the American So ...


Study finds novel genetic risk factors for kidney disease

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created May 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A team of researchers from the United States, the Netherlands and Iceland has identified three genes containing common mutations that are associated with altered kidney disease risk. One of the discovered genes, the UMOD ...


Researchers show new antioxidant could help treat cardiovascular disease

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created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Glasgow believe they have found a potential new treatment for cardiovascular disease which reduces blood pressure.



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