Eating nutrient-rich foods can improve metabolic health and delay the ageing process. But what levels of macronutrients in the diet are appropriate to achieve this? To answer this question, Japanese researchers fed young and middle-aged male mice an isocaloric diet with varying levels of protein. They found that the mice were metabolically healthier when fed […]
Researchers Are Testing a New Drug Designed to Alleviate Heart Failure and Sleep Apnea
Heart failure is a common condition. In Europe, more than 10 million people suffer from cardiac insufficiency. For a variety of reasons, the heart can no longer produce a sufficiently high cardiac output to supply the body with enough oxygen and enable normal metabolism. This can be caused by a reduced pumping power (systolic heart […]
Potassium is Crucial For the Circadian Rhythm in Red Blood Cells
Along with sodium and chloride, potassium is one of the body’s most important electrolytes. This essential element is involved in the transmission of nerve impulses, the regulation of blood pressure and plays a crucial role in healthy heart function. Smaller amounts of the substance are found in liver cells, bone cells and red blood cells. […]
Deep Sleep is Important to Maintain Healthy Blood Pressure
Numerous studies show connections between sleep disorders and greater risks of heart disease and obesity. The effects can even reduce life expectancy. However, it is not only essential how long a person sleeps, every single minute of the depth of sleep is particularly important. During deep sleep, hormones are released, cells repaired, and healing processes […]
Scientists discover a gene that controls scarring in the diseased heart
Scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School have identified a gene that controls the behavior of a specific type of cardiac macrophage, which is responsible for excessive scarring in the early stages of common heart disease, or cardiomyopathies (various heart muscle diseases). When the gene called WWP2 (an E3 ubiquitin protein ligase) is blocked, heart function improves […]
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