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Swapping red meat for plant-based beef may cut cardiovascular disease risk

Swapping out red meat for certain plant-based meat alternatives can improve some cardiovascular risk factors, according to a new study ...
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Even one can of soda a day could increase risk of heart disease, study says

Ryan Prior | 
Even one serving daily of a sugary soft drink is associated with higher risk of cardiovascular disease. That's according to ...
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‘Headed down the wrong road’: The quest for precision medicine distracts us from what already works

Nigel Paneth, Richard Cooper | 
The dominance of genomics in biomedical research today is driven by scientific theory and opportunity, but it is pushing science ...
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Genetic mutation blamed for mysterious heart condition killing young members of Amish community

Ed Cara | 
[D]octors at the Mayo Clinic say they’ve uncovered the cause of a mysterious heart condition that had suddenly killed over ...
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Evolutionary quirk: Humans are defined by ‘singular vulnerability’ to heart attacks

Cody Cottier | 
There are many things that set us humans apart from other species: large brains, bipedalism, a predilection for puns. But ...
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2 million years ago, we lost this gene. That may be why humans are so prone to heart attacks

Ashley Strickland | 
One-third of global deaths are due to cardiovascular disease caused by atherosclerosis, when arteries are clogged with fat deposits. Although ...
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PTSD and other psychological traumas may increase risk of cardiovascular disease

Maanvi Singh | 
People coping with psychological trauma have a heightened risk of developing cardiovascular disease, a large-scale study finds. Researchers used national ...
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Humans on Mars? NASA must find way to protect us from radiation

David Warmflash | 
Radiation exposure has proven dangerous for Apollo astronauts who traveled to the Moon. But radiation encountered by astronauts flying in ...
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