DNA changes throughout a person’s life can significantly increase their susceptibility to heart conditions and other age-related diseases, research suggests.
Category: Health
How bacteria behind hospital infections block out antibiotics
Drug-resistant bacteria responsible for deadly hospital-acquired infections shut out antibiotics by closing tiny doors in their cell walls. The new
Bacteria in pneumonia attack using bleaching agent
September 2, 2019 , Umea University Research shows that bacteria use hydrogen peroxide to weaken the immune system and cause pneumonia.
Researchers uncover how popular drug helps in heart failure
Results were released today from the first two clinical studies designed specifically to examine the effects of the heart drug
Map of broken brain networks shows why people lose speech in language-based dementia
For the first time, Northwestern Medicine scientists have pinpointed the location of dysfunctional brain networks that lead to impaired sentence
Eating nuts lowers the risk of fatal heart attack and stroke
“Nuts are a good source of unsaturated fat and contain little saturated fat,” said study author Dr Noushin Mohammadifard of
Low cholesterol level prevents cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is responsible for more than four million deaths in Europe each year. Clogged arteries, known as atherosclerotic
Inactivity linked to early mortality
According to the study author, Dr Trine Moholdt of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, the findings
Microbes increase the risk of heart attack
Microorganisms in the body may contribute to destabilisation of coronary plaques and subsequent heart attack, according to late breaking research
Smoking kills, stop lighting up cigarette
Printing ‘smoking kills’ warnings on individual cigarettes would discourage people from lighting up, researchers say. Scientists at the University of
