Scientists have clarified the functional shift of thermal sensors among frog species adapted to different thermal niches and revealed the…
Patients with cardiac devices do not adhere to driving ban
Nearly one-third of patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) resume driving despite it being medically contraindicated — a practice…
Share your goals — but be careful whom you tell
If you want to achieve a goal, make sure you share your objective with the right person. In a new…
Diabetes and heart attack is a particularly risky combination
fter a heart attack, patients with diabetes are at greater risk of heart failure and subsequent death than those without…
It is never too late to start statins for clogged leg arteries
Statins are linked with reduced mortality in patients with peripheral arterial disease, even when started late after diagnosis, reports a…
Fat-absorbing XX chromosomes raise heart disease risk in women
New research in mice has confirmed that the presence of XX sex chromosomes increases the amount of fat circulating in…
Extracting clean fuel from sunlight
The new study explores the subtle interplay of the primary components of such devices and outlines a theoretical framework for…
Cancer now leading cause of death in high-income countries – while heart disease burden persists in low-income and middle-income countries
New research provides unique information on common disease incidence, hospitalization and death, and modifiable cardiovascular risk factors, in middle-aged adults…
Medical News Today: Type 2 diabetes, obesity: Weight loss surgery may lower death risk
A large study finds that weight loss surgery lowers the risk of death and cardiovascular events among people with obesity…
Is Dying at Home Overrated?
A palliative care physician struggles with the complex realities of dying at home, and the unintended consequences of making it…