No advantage for ‘no-touch’ vein harvesting over conventional technique for coronary bypass, research finds

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain No-touch graft harvesting did not appear to be beneficial compared with the conventional technique for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), according to late-breaking research presented in

Vitamin K prevents cell death: New function for a long-known molecule

A team of researchers located at Helmholtz Munich reports on a novel function of vitamin K, which is generally known for its importance in blood clotting. The researchers discovered that

Routinely drinking alcohol may raise blood pressure even in adults without hypertension

Even in adults without hypertension, blood pressure readings may climb more steeply over the years as the number of daily alcoholic drinks rise, according to an analysis of seven international