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Category: What do we know about heart disease?

What do we know about heart disease? What are the treatments, causes, prevention, and co-morbidities?
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Do pregnancy complications increase risk of heart disease?

Posted on March 13, 2023February 27, 2023 by Ruby Costigan

Researchers found women who have complications during pregnancy could be at a higher risk of developing heart disease for up to 46 years…

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    10,000 steps a day to prevent dementia

    Posted on October 31, 2022October 24, 2022 by Nathan Gock

    A recent epidemiological study has found that 9826 steps a day may be the optimal step count to lower the risk of dementia.

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      Editing genes before birth as a new therapy

      Posted on August 16, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

      Although the term ‘gene editing’ may sound like science fiction, it isn’t! CRISPR-mediated gene editing is a technology first…

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        The little molecule that repairs your heart after a heart attack

        Posted on June 25, 2020October 24, 2022 by Justin Dingman

        Recent experiments are starting to show how circular RNA might be able to help a heart regrow itself after a heart attack.

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          Trying to prevent cancer and heart disease? Skip the Vitamin D.

          Posted on December 4, 2018October 24, 2022 by Caroline Vrana-Diaz

          Vitamin D does not appear to help prevent cancer and heart disease in a 5 year long study of over 25,000 older Americans.

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            Is coconut oil really healthier than butter?

            Posted on November 13, 2018October 24, 2022 by Gina Misra

            Researchers found in a recent study that coconut oil had no impact on body weight but may have a small postive impact on cholesterol…

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              Effects of HIV and alcoholism or hepatitis C on the brain

              Posted on April 26, 2018October 24, 2022 by Caroline Vrana-Diaz

              As the medications for HIV have gotten more effective, people are living longer with HIV. However, as people living with HIV get older, they…

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                Bacteria in your gut produce a chemical that increases fat storage

                Posted on November 6, 2017October 24, 2022 by Osama Alian

                Since the invention of the microscope and discovery of microbes, their role in everyday life has been, to say the least, contentious. As…

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                  Pollution from traffic can cause DNA damage in children

                  Posted on June 19, 2017October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                  Cars are everywhere. They are essential for our day to day lives, but these vehicles are a double-edged-sword. Cars emit exhaust gases, and…

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                    Short, Tall, or Average: It’s in Your DNA

                    Posted on February 12, 2017October 24, 2022 by Gina Misra

                      Genes are bundles of DNA that exist in your cells that affect how you look, grow, and age. Since the human genome was fully decoded…

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