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Mechanical heart valve prosthesis last longer than to biological ones
A group of scientists prove that patients with mechanical valve prosthesis survive longer than those with biological valve replacements. Researchers from Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet In this latest registry study, the researchers examined over 4,500 Swedish patients in the 50 to […]
Why superstitions are hard to shake
Even when people recognize that their belief does not make sense, they can still allow that irrational belief to influence how they think, feel and behave, finds Associate Professor Jane Risen from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business […]
Fit adults lowers health costs later in life
Middle-aged people with fit lifestyles lower their annual health costs after age 65, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC). Vanderbilt cardiologist and first author Justin Bachmann, M.D., MPH, and researchers studied […]
New device may replace stethoscope
HeartBuds, a device connected to a smartphone, may soon be replacing stethoscopes. With HeartBuds, doctors use a small, portable plastic listening device shaped much like the head of a traditional stethoscope. Instead of being attached to a Y-shaped tube that […]
Champagne can improve memory
Drinking one to three glasses of champagne a week may counteract the memory loss associated with ageing, and could help delay the onset of degenerative brain disorders, such as dementia. Scientists at the University of Reading have shown that the […]
Childhood obesity linked parenting style
A team of Montreal-based researchers embarked on a study to find out how parenting styles and the broader social environment combine to affect children’s obesity risk. “We thought that certain types of parenting would be associated with a higher risk […]
Meditation may be a pain killer
Scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center found that mindfulness meditation reduces pain. The research, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, showed that participants who practiced mindfulness meditation reported greater pain relief than placebo. Brain scans also showed that mindfulness […]
New vaccine developed for high cholesterol
A new vaccine lowers ‘bad’ LDL cholesterol in mice and macaques, according to research published in Vaccine. The authors of the study, from the University of New Mexico and the National Institutes of health in the United States, say the […]
Vitamin D deficiency can lead to heart problems
A new study shows what level of Vitamin D deficiency puts someone at risk of developing these heart problems. Researchers at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Salt Lake City have found that patients are fine from a heart […]
Self-weighing can lead to depression in women
Self-weighing may have negative effects for adolescents and young adults. Researchers from the University of Minnesota tracked the self-weighing behaviors of more than 1,900 young adults as part of Project EAT (Eating and Activity in Teens and Young Adults) and […]
