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Stroke risk in treatment of type 2 diabetes in China: a 7 year retrospective cohort study
Publication date: November 2016 Source:The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, Volume 4, Supplement 1 Author(s): Rui Liu, Qing Wang, Vivian Szeto, Andrew Barszczyk, Tianru Jin, Edoardo Mannucci, Hong-Shuo Sun, Zhong-Ping Feng Background Diabetes and stroke are leading causes of death and disability, and major public health concerns in China, which accounts for 25% of patients with diabetes worldwide. Type 2 diabetes is an independent risk factor for cerebral ischaemia and accounts for about 20% of stroke cases. We previously showed that KATP channel activation provides neuroprotection against cerebral ischaemia and t...
Source: The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology - November 17, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research

Can You Think Yourself Into A Different Person?
For years she had tried to be the perfect wife and mother but now, divorced, with two sons, having gone through another break-up and in despair about her future, she felt as if she’d failed at it all, and she was tired of it. On 6 June 2007 Debbie Hampton, of Greensboro, North Carolina, took an overdose of more than 90 pills – a combination of ten different prescription drugs, some of which she’d stolen from a neighbor’s bedside cabinet. That afternoon, she’d written a note on her computer: “I’ve screwed up this life so bad that there is no place here for me and nothing I can contr...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - November 19, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news

An Investigation of the Correlation between miRNA-21-5p and the Classification and Short-term Prognosis of Acute Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease
CONCLUSIONS: Serum miRNA-21-5p levels exhibit considerable potential as a promising biomarker. They play a crucial role in distinguishing between AIS and TIA. Additionally, these levels offer valuable predictive insights into the severity and short-term prognosis of AIS.PMID:37499158
Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine - July 27, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Yuezhan Zhang Jun Wang Xiaojuan Yu Source Type: research

More than a stretch: Yoga’s benefits may extend to the heart
As a long-time yoga enthusiast, I’m always happy to hear about benefits newly attributed to this ancient practice. Doing yoga for a few hours each week helps me feel calmer and more balanced, both physically and mentally. Now, new research suggests that my habit also may be helping my heart. A recent review of yoga and cardiovascular disease published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology indicates that yoga may help lower heart disease risk as much as conventional exercise, such as brisk walking. As I write in the April issue of the Harvard Heart Letter, the studies in the review looked at different types...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - April 15, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Julie Corliss Tags: Complementary and alternative medicine Heart Health alternative therapy cardiovascular disease exercise yoga Source Type: news

The 3rd Beijing Forum of Evidence-Based Medicine and 2023 Cochrane China Network Symposium successfully held
Cochrane China recently hosted a virtual event for the evidence-based medicine community that brought together many of its partners, local expertise, and international speakers. Here the team provides an overview of who was involved and what was covered at the event.  The3rd Beijing forum of evidence-based medicine and Cochrane China Network  Symposium was successfully held virtually on January 15th, 2023. The host of this conference wereCochrane China Network and Beijing GRADE Center. The organizers are Centre for Evidence-based Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, affiliate of the Cochrane China Ne...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - February 17, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news