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A gut check for heart failure patients

May 26, 2019 A, check, failure, for, gut, heart, patients

Heart failure patients who consume more dietary fibre tend to have healthier gut bacteria, which is associated with reduced risk

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Don’t overdo omega-6 fat consumption during pregnancy

May 25, 2019 consumption, Don't, during, fat?, omega-6, overdo, pregnancy

In Western societies, we are eating more omega 6 fats, particularly linoleic acid, which are present in foods such as

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A Finnish study proves the presence of oral bacteria in cerebral emboli

May 23, 2019 A, Bacteria, cerebral, emboli, Finnish, in, of, Oral, presence, proves, study, the

Researchers at Tampere University have shown for the first time that the cerebral emboli of stroke patients contain DNA from

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African Americans more likely to use aspirin to prevent heart attacks if peers support it

May 22, 2019 African, Americans, aspirin, attacks, heart, If, It, likely, more, peers, prevent, Support, to, Use

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the United States and disproportionately affects African Americans. For some

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Only 11 Americans are known to have received a 3rd double-lung transplant; this woman is preparing for the rare surgery

May 22, 2019 11, 3rd, A, Americans, Are, double-lung, for, Have, is, known, Only, preparing, Rare, Received, surgery, the, This, to, transplant, Woman

After her second double-lung transplant in 2012, Cassie Stanley was able to travel to Miami, Mexico and Las Vegas, root

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‘Implicit measures’ better assess vocabulary for those with autism than standard tests

May 21, 2019 'Implicit, assess, Autism, Better, for, measures, standard, tests, than, those, vocabulary, with

Tests that assess vocabulary among individuals with the severest forms of autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, are notoriously inaccurate. Conventional

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Road to cell death mapped in the Alzheimer’s brain

May 21, 2019 Alzheimer's, brain, cell, death, in, mapped, Road, the, to

Scientists have identified a new mechanism that accelerates aging in the brain and gives rise to the most devastating biological

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Artificial intelligence system spots lung cancer before radiologists

May 20, 2019 artificial, Before, cancer, Intelligence, lung, radiologists, spots, System

Deep learning—a form of artificial intelligence—was able to detect malignant lung nodules on low-dose chest computed tomography (LDCT) scans with

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Diabetes patients at higher risk of deadly liver disease, finds study of 18 million people

May 20, 2019 18, at, deadly, Diabetes, disease, finds, higher, liver, million, of, patients, people, risk, study

Many patients with potentially deadly liver cirrhosis and liver cancer are being diagnosed at late advanced stages of disease, according

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Sedation and controlled paralysis do not improve survival of ICU patients with ARDS

May 20, 2019 and, ARDS, controlled, do, ICU, improve, not, of, Paralysis, patients, Sedation, survival, with

Reversibly paralyzing and heavily sedating hospitalized patients with severe breathing problems do not improve outcomes in most cases, according to

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