image: The map represents the city of Santiago de Cali as a network in which nodes represent its districts. The sizes of the nodes are proportional to the human population in each district, while the… [+3691 chars]
It is common to confuse a cardiac arrest with a heart attack, as both are medical emergencies affecting the heart. However, they are not the same thing. A heart attack involves an interruption in the… [+9156 chars]
Newswise — In a trio of studies analyzing trends in cardiology research funding, clinical trials and leadership, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say some progress has been made in the gender gap t… [+5736 chars]
EXERCISE IS KEY How does Loei cope with exercise-induced thirst when, as a CKD patient, his fluid intake has to be severely limited? Because I lose fluid through perspiration, I am allowed more wate… [+1592 chars]
Alzheimers disease and related dementias (ADRD) have taken on an increasingly important role in American medicine. Given the large population of older individuals afflicted by the degenerative condit… [+3261 chars]
April 19, 2022 Bird flu, which has been spreading across the U.S. and affecting birds in most states, has now been detected in bald eagles. At least 36 bald eagles have died in 14 states after contr… [+1837 chars]
image: In this graphic, the images represent lipid metabolism in fruit flies fed different diets. The color coding tracks different rates of lipid turnover. White areas, for example, are labeled at "… [+6393 chars]
image: Steffi Oesterreich, Ph.D., co-leader of the Cancer Biology Program at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, professor in the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Department of Pharmacology & … [+4378 chars]
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes inflammation and sores, known as ulcers, in the large intestine. It occurs when an overactive immune system attacks t… [+3039 chars]
Avian influenza has been detected in a third northern Indiana duck farm, state officials said Monday. Laboratory testing of a third commercial duck flock in Elkhart County came back as presumptively… [+1615 chars]
Americans are abandoning their masks. They're done with physical distancing. And, let's face it, some people are just never going to get vaccinated. Yet a lot can still be done to prevent covid infe… [+9892 chars]
Abstract Background Severe mental illness (SMI; schizophrenia, bipolar disorders (BDs), and other nonorganic psychoses) is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and CVD-rel… [+100171 chars]
