Melatonin may lower prostate cancer risk
SAN DIEGO — Higher levels of melatonin, a hormone involved in the sleep-wake cycle, may suggest decreased risk for developing advanced prostate cancer, according to results presented here… read more.
SAN DIEGO — Higher levels of melatonin, a hormone involved in the sleep-wake cycle, may suggest decreased risk for developing advanced prostate cancer, according to results presented here… read more.
Researchers have discovered the fundamental biology of calcium waves in relation to heart arrhythmias. The findings published in Nature Medicine outlines the discovery of this fundamental physiological process… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Less than half of Americans with eye damage caused by diabetes are aware of the connection between diabetes and visual impairment, researchers reported online… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Researchers have developed a new method to predicting which patients with heart failure will do well with treatment and which patients will not.
First therapy to target damage after heart attack could transform field. After a heart attack, much of the damage to the heart muscle is caused by inflammatory cells… read more.
Measuring creatine levels with MRI has benefits over contrast-enhanced MRI and MRS. A new MRI method to map creatine at higher resolutions in the heart may help clinicians… read more.
Our defences against infection can be weaknesses in causing cancer. Scientists have discovered a genetic signature that implicates a key mechanism in the immune system as a driving… read more.
Exposing skin to sunlight may help to reduce blood pressure and thus cut the risk of heart attack and stroke, a study published in the Journal of Investigative… read more.
Eating high levels of flavonoids including anthocyanins and other compounds (found in berries, tea, and chocolate) could offer protection from type 2 diabetes – according to research from… read more.
Researchers in Sweden have found an association between a person’s fitness as a teenager and their risk of heart attack in later life. In a study of nearly… read more.
Researchers found a novel approach to predict outcomes in heart failure patients by imaging impaired energy metabolism in a diseased heart. Researchers have identified a new method to… read more.
Coronary artery calcium testing trumps cholesterol levels, high blood pressure and other risk factors in predicting heart attacks and deaths.
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