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NIH-supported findings also show cardiovascular risks and pregnancy complications can raise chances of hypertension years after childbirth A new study of first-time pregnant women found risk factors for heart disease, such as obesity and elevated blood sugar, can put expectant moms at higher risk for pregnancy complications and gestational diabetes...
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Among hundreds of Hispanic and Latino adults living in the United States who have had a stroke, older adults, women, and adults without health insurance may benefit most from strategies to support heart and circulatory health.
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Scientists inform research about sleep disorders by sharing observations about genetic associations with daytime sleep patterns among thousands of adults.
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A review of more than 100,000 adults found those who consumed an average of three servings of vegetables and two servings of fruit each day had a lower associated risk of dying early.
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A Women’s Health Initiative study found varying associations with mortality, including deaths from cardiovascular disease and dementia, among women based on an analysis of their protein consumption.
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High blood pressure, an all-too-common feature of pregnancy, appears to carry risks for a woman’s cardiovascular health months or years after giving birth, and even shorten her life span.
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched the last of three Phase 3 clinical trials to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of blood thinners to prevent life-threatening blood clots in adults diagnosed with COVID-19. The first patient in the trial was enrolled on February 15. Part of the Accelerating COVID-19 Therapeutic Interventions...
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Biological markers of neutrophil activation, an innate immune response, helped medical researchers identify patients who later required intensive care for COVID-19.
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Finding could lead to new ways to reduce complications from painful red blood cell disorder Researchers have discovered that DNA from the mitochondria - the cell’s “powerhouses” - acts as a danger signal in the body and triggers inflammation in people with sickle cell disease. A better understanding of mitochondrial DNA, long known to circulate in...
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Study shows the treatment is safe, but provides no significant benefit in this group What: The National Institutes of Health has halted a clinical trial evaluating the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 convalescent plasma in treating emergency department patients who developed mild to moderate symptoms of COVID-19, the disease caused by the...
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Study identifies cardiovascular risk factors that may lead to pregnancy problems for first-time moms
NIH-supported findings also show cardiovascular risks and pregnancy complications can raise chances of hypertension years after childbirth A new study of first-time pregnant women found risk factors for heart disease, such as obesity and elevated blood sugar, can put expectant moms at higher risk for pregnancy complications and gestational diabetes...