Discrimination may change heart structure in Hispanic adults
Hispanic adults who experience perceived discrimination are more likely to have changes in the structure of their heart that may lead to cardiovascular disease, according
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Kids with sleep apnea into teen years could develop high blood pressure
Children with obstructive sleep apnea who don’t outgrow it by adolescence have nearly three times the risk of high blood pressure as teens compared to
Higher success rate for epilepsy brain surgery
In some cases where medication fails to provide relief, patients with severe epilepsy may choose to undergo brain surgery—a radical form of treatment, and success
Diabetes vaccine gives promising results in a genetic subgroup
A clinical study led by Linköping University, Sweden, and financed by pharmaceuticals company Diamyd Medical has investigated whether immunotherapy against type 1 diabetes can preserve
Clean water and toilets for healthy shelters
Regular, standardized assessments of evacuation shelters can help keep people healthy following natural disasters, according to research published by Tohoku University scientists and colleagues in
More body surface area clearance with psoriasis tied to better quality of life
Greater skin clearance among psoriasis patients is associated with greater improvements in quality of life, according to a letter to the editor published in the
Researchers discover link between local oxygen depletion in the brain and Alzheimer’s disease
The study, published in the journal Nature Aging and led by the laboratories of Dr. Alberto Pascual (CSIC), from the Neuronal Maintenance Mechanisms Group, and