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Research shows new method to repair heart muscle

A recent study from the University of North Carolina Health Care has made a big advance in the promising field of cellular reprogramming and...

Lack of choline in your diet may strongly harm health

Choline, an essential nutrient produced in small amounts in the liver and found in foods including eggs, broccoli, beans, meat and poultry, is a...

Common food additive in processed meat is linked to type 2 diabetes

Nitrites and nitrates occur naturally in water and soil and are commonly ingested from drinking water and dietary sources. They are also used as...

Hernia—a common, treatable condition no one talks about

While an impending storm will trigger cautionary news reports about the risk of a heart attack while shoveling snow, you're less likely to hear...

Antipsychotic withdrawal – an unrecognized and misdiagnosed problem

It’s not withdrawal, it’s a relapse of your illness. This is what many people trying to stop their antipsychotic drugs are told when seeking support...

Scientists find new way to predict deadly brain cancer

In a study from the University of Waterloo and elsewhere, scientists have created a computational model to predict the growth of deadly brain tumours...

This study shows a key contributor to high blood pressure

High blood pressure increases the risk of heart disease and stroke, two leading causes of death for Americans. High blood pressure is also very common....

The ‘guardian of the genome’ can help prevent heart disease

In a study from the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares and elsewhere, scientists found that acquired mutations in the gene encoding the protein p53...

Scientists find strong links between depression, anxiety and ADHD

In a study from the University of Bath, scientists found people with high levels of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms are more likely to...

This simple method can detect and cure most common cause of high blood pressure

In a study from the Queen Mary University of London and elsewhere, scientists found a new type of CT scan to light up tiny...