It is through the blood vessels that the Covid would attack the brain
We now know more about the effects of Covid-19 on the brain: the infection would cause the deterioration of the ...
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“Ghost ships”: how Covid-19 seriously impacts brain irrigation
While many people infected with Covid-19 complain of "brain fog" sometimes months after the first symptoms appear, it appears for ...
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Hypertension: eating yogurt is beneficial for seniors
Eating yogurt could limit high blood pressure in the elderly. Other hygiene and dietary measures can be put in place ...
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Hemorrhoids: genetic predispositions
A hundred genes expressed in blood vessels and gastrointestinal tissues are thought to be involved in hemorrhoidal disease. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Vascular health: living near trees helps prevent pollution-related damage
The link between vascular health, green spaces and air pollution has now been demonstrated. THE ESSENTIAL One way to prevent ...
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High blood pressure: stretching is as effective as active walking
By performing stretches, it solicits the muscles but also the blood vessels. Stretching your body therefore amounts to softening these ...
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Obesity: blood vessel cells are responsible for chronic inflammation
In mice with obesity, certain blood vessel cells are responsible for chronic inflammation. The mechanism could be similar in humans. ...
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A new therapeutic approach to treat atherosclerosis
A long non-coding RNA has been identified as playing a key role in the onset of cardiovascular diseases and as ...
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Type 2 diabetes: the younger it declares itself, the more disastrous the consequences
The earlier in life a person develops type 2 diabetes, the more severe the health complications will be. The damage ...
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Artificial intelligence capable of predicting our future cardiovascular diseases through our eyes
Thanks to an angiography performed on the blood vessels of the retina, this totally autonomous artificial intelligence would be able ...
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Why the flu is harmful for pregnant women
When a pregnant woman contracts the flu, it can have devastating effects on the fetus, due to the immune response ...
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Marijuana is bad for the heart
Smoking or vaping cannabis is also harmful to the lungs and blood vessels. Marijuana and heart health would not be ...
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Mobility problems: multiplying small blood vessels helps to recover
While some health conditions lead to difficulty moving, a new study suggests it's due to a loss of small blood ...
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How to avoid too visible scars?
Hypertrophic scars are caused by excess collagen. There are several ways to prevent or cure them. Scarring is a natural ...
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Hypertension, diabetes, cancer: we know how these diseases affect blood vessels
Many diseases have a common characteristic: the degeneration of capillaries, those tiny blood vessels that play an important role in ...
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Grafts: 3D printed skin and blood vessels
It is now possible to create “living” skin and blood vessels to perform grafts. This is revealed by a study ...
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Brain aneurysm: a wireless sensor implanted in the vessels to monitor healing
Monitoring the evolution of cerebral aneurysms is essential. Scientists are working on the development of a wireless sensor which, implanted ...
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Shishas: American experts sound the alarm
It's becoming more and more fashionable, and yet: smoking shisha (or hookah) can damage the heart and blood vessels. Smoking ...
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First in France: an aneurysm of the aorta treated on an outpatient basis
The vascular surgery team at the Edouard Herriot hospital in Lyon operated on an outpatient basis on a patient with ...
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Heart attack: how sugar increases your risk
High levels of glucose in the blood can cause blood vessels to contract and increase the risk of a heart ...
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Angiomas: drug treatment changes patients’ lives
A Belgian team has discovered a treatment to treat venous malformations, a type of angioma. A world first which considerably ...
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