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Teens with heart disease improve exercise capacity in large clinical trial
Science Daily - 17 Nov 2019 23:56
The largest-ever clinical trial of a medication for pediatric cardiology patients found that an oral drug significantly improved exercise capacity in adolescent patients with severe, congenital single-ventricle heart def...
Researchers discover new mutations in gene associated with disease that causes the heart to weaken
Science Daily - 17 Nov 2019 23:56
Researchers from the Intermountain Healthcare Heart Institute in Salt Lake City have identified new mutations in a gene commonly associated with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NIDC), a disease that weakens the hear...
Omega-3 shows protection against heart disease-related death, without prostate cancer risk
Science Daily - 17 Nov 2019 23:56
A research team identified 87 patients who were part of the Intermountain INSPIRE Registry and had developed prostate cancer. These patients were also tested for plasma levels of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapent...
Here's What Sugar Does to Your Brain
Live Science - 17 Nov 2019 16:47
Sugar triggers dopamine "hits" in the brain, making us crave more of it. Sugar also disrupts memory formation.
Can a Person Survive Eating Only Beef?
Live Science - 17 Nov 2019 15:00
High cholesterol, cancer and a shorter life span would all be very real risks.
We finally know the odds of winning a game of solitaire
New Scientist - 17 Nov 2019 08:00
What are the chances of winning a game of solitaire? It was once called an "embarrassment" of mathematics that we didn't know, but a computer has now found the answer