People with HIV who have non-alcoholic fatty liver disease have a higher risk of serious cardiovascular outcomes including heart attack, heart failure and stroke, a large study of people with HIV in the United States has found. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is caused by a build-up of fats in liver cells. Fatty liver disease […]
Share on PinterestResearchers say people who increase their vegetable and fruit intake can improve their heart health. Dusan Atlagic/Getty Images Produce prescriptions enable doctors to prescribe subsidized fresh fruit and vegetables. A study of produce prescription programs found participants ate more fruits and vegetables and decreased their body mass index, blood sugar, and blood pressure. […]
Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams is feeling better and no longer coughing “all day and all night,” the singer revealed Monday. In an update on Paramore’s Discord server, Williams said her health has thankfully improved. “I can hardly believe I don’t cough all day and night anymore. My stomach is still f—– from 10 kinds of […]
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email The NHS is expanding blood pressure checks available in local communities as part of a major drive to prevent strokes and heart attacks. NHS figures show high street pharmacies delivered a total […]
Introduction Percutaneous biopsies are increasingly being utilized in patients with renal masses. Renal mass biopsy aids in reducing unnecessary interventions and has been proven to be a safe diagnostic tool.1–4 Previous observations from large centers, such as the Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center, have shown a strong correlation between the risk of malignancy and high-grade tumors, […]
ENPEP is an integral part of the hormonal system within the body that is essential for regulation of blood pressure. This means the enzyme is an attractive target for developing new medications to treat high blood pressure. It had been believed reducing levels of ENPEP in the brain could lower blood pressure. However, a recent […]
ANU By Phil Mercer BBC News, Sydney In a world first, scientists say that an 8cm worm has been found alive in the brain of an Australian woman. The “string-like structure” was pulled from the England-born patient’s damaged frontal lobe tissue during surgery in Canberra last year. The red parasite could have been there for […]
In a recent study posted to the medRxiv preprint* server, an international team of researchers evaluated metabolic responses to acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and identified biomarkers for acute viral infections. Study: SARS-CoV-2 Infection Biomarkers Reveal an Extended RSAD2 Dependant Metabolic Pathway. Image Credit: NIAID *Important notice: medRxiv publishes preliminary scientific reports that are not […]
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