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Being married can raise your blood pressure

It’s not an old wives’ tale – being married really CAN raise your blood pressure, scientists say Almost half of people in England have hypertension, researchers of the study say High blood pressure rarely has noticeable symptoms, but can be life threatening READ MORE: I’m a cardiologist – the 10 symptoms you should NEVER ignore It’s […]

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Promising results for a new bowel cancer treatment

A new tablet treatment called divarasib has shown it is very effective in treating a challenging type of bowel (colorectal) cancer associated with the KRAS G12C mutation. Research, published in Nature Medicine today (Dec. 5), has shown remarkable results in 62% of people with KRAS G12C mutated bowel cancer achieving a positive response to treatment […]

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Study offers new insights into ketamine's rewiring of the brain

Reviewed Ketamine – an anesthetic also known for its illicit use as a recreational drug – has undergone a thorough reputational rehabilitation in recent years as the medical establishment has begun to recognize its wide-ranging therapeutic effects. The drug is increasingly used for a range of medical purposes, including as a painkiller alternative to opioids, […]

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Understanding diet’s role in modifying risk of Alzheimer’s disease

In a detailed study, “Diet’s Role in Modifying Risk of Alzheimers Disease: History and Present Understanding” published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, we can finally see which diets are helpful in reducing the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. The role of diet in modifying the risk of Alzheimer’s disease is discussed in detail. Diets […]

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As dengue expands beyond the global ‘dengue belt,’ scientists dispel conventional wisdom about the disease

Unknowns, dangers and surprises persist about dengue viral infection and now an assumption once accepted as conventional wisdom about immunity to the mosquito-borne disease may be incorrect. New research involving epidemiological models and data from more than 4,400 people in Nicaragua suggests that it’s time immunologists developed a new framework to understand population immunity to […]

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Seeing deep blood flow with sound and laser light

A great number of health problems, and consequently the medical treatments for them, involve how blood flows through the body. Heart attacks are caused by restricted blood flow to the heart muscle. Many symptoms of diabetes are the result of damaged blood vessels. Tumors, meanwhile, often promote the growth of new vessels that deliver blood […]