Effects and consequences of cardiac metabolism in the elderly

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Alterations in cardiac metabolic homeostasis occurred with aging. The capability of metabolic adatpive response to pathological stress conditions declines in the aged heart. The pharmacologica and non-pharmacological approaches could rescue

Keep devices out of bed for better sleep, says study

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Credit: Kampus Production from Pexels Despite what we’ve been led to believe, the timing of evening screen use, rather than the activity itself, negatively impacts youth sleep, a University of

Dentists can assume new role in saving lives

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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A patient dozes off in a dental chair despite the anxiety of an impending procedure. A seemingly unremarkable act, but—for dentists versed in the latest sleep

Genetic screening can boost congenital heart disease detection

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BGI Genomics CHD Prenatal Diagnose Study: Genetic testing help detect congenital heart diseases. Credit: BGI Genomics A recent study published in Frontiers in Genetics demonstrates that combining copy number variants

Neither adjunctive intravenous argatroban nor eptifibatide significantly improves ischemic stroke outcomes: Study

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Opeolu Adeoye, MD, and Peter Panagos, MD, (right) both professors of emergency medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, analyze a brain scan for stroke damage. Adeoye

Breaking the link between obesity and atrial fibrillation with a new cellular target

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Graphical abstract. Credit: Journal of Clinical Investigation (2024). DOI: 10.1172/JCI175447 A cellular link between obesity and atrial fibrillation—a heart condition that afflicts over 33 million people worldwide—presents a promising target

Interactive map highlights peripheral artery disease amputation risks, experts call for action

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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The PAD Collaborative has released an interactive online heat map to highlight the risk of non-traumatic lower limb amputations, a severe complication of peripheral artery disease

Three common variants increase the risk of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome: Study

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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A study by scientists at deCODE genetics and collaborators in Denmark and the U.S., on the genetics of accessory conduction pathways in the heart (Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome),

Lower potassium threshold after coronary artery bypass grafting safe for A-fib prevention

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Potassium supplementation at a threshold of published online Aug. 31 in the Journal of the American Medical Association to coincide with the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2024, held from

Multiple dementia risk factors lead to greater chance of cognitive decline, study finds

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Scatter plot and linear fit with 95% confidence interval between white matter hyperintensity in mL and plasma amyloid beta (Aβ)42/40 ratio. Credit: Alzheimer’s & Dementia (2024). DOI: 10.1002/alz.14126 Cognitive decline