Late preterm birth could increase risk of heart disease

Preterm births at 35 weeks could lead to a higher risk of cardiovascular disease in adult life than those born at full term, according to research published in Experimental Physiology conducted on lambs. Researchers from Hudson Institute of Medical Research and Monash University, Australia found that lambs born preterm were more likely to show altered […]

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Late preterm birth could increase risk of heart disease

Preterm births at 35 weeks could lead to a higher risk of cardiovascular disease in adult life than those born at full term, according to research published in Experimental Physiology conducted on lambs. Researchers from Hudson Institute of Medical Research and Monash University, Australia found that lambs born preterm were more likely to show altered […]

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Drug ‘melts away’ fat inside arteries

A new drug being trialled for treating breast cancer and diabetes has been shown to ‘melt away’ the fat inside arteries that can cause heart attacks and strokes. Researchers from the University of Aberdeen, using pre-clinical mouse models, showed that just a single dose of the drug (Trodusquemine) completely reversed the effects of a disease […]

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Drug ‘melts away’ fat inside arteries

A new drug being trialled for treating breast cancer and diabetes has been shown to ‘melt away’ the fat inside arteries that can cause heart attacks and strokes. Researchers from the University of Aberdeen, using pre-clinical mouse models, showed that just a single dose of the drug (Trodusquemine) completely reversed the effects of a disease […]

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Purple Alert for pancreatic cancer

Over a third of adults in the UK would not be worried if they had a few of the potential symptoms of pancreatic cancer, according to survey results released by Pancreatic Cancer UK today, the first day of its Purple Alert campaign to mark pancreatic cancer awareness month. The charity is concerned this could mean that […]

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Purple Alert for pancreatic cancer

Over a third of adults in the UK would not be worried if they had a few of the potential symptoms of pancreatic cancer, according to survey results released by Pancreatic Cancer UK today, the first day of its Purple Alert campaign to mark pancreatic cancer awareness month. The charity is concerned this could mean that […]

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When a snack is not a snack

Eating food on the go which you think is a snack is more likely to lead to increased consumption and overeating, a new study in the journal Appetite reports. But eat the same food as a meal at a table, and you’ll eat less. In the first ever study of its kind, Professor Jane Ogden […]

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