News tagged with fatty deposits
Researchers find fat turns into soap in sewers, contributes to overflows
Researchers from North Carolina State University have discovered how fat, oil and grease (FOG) can create hardened deposits in sewer lines: it turns into soap! The hardened deposits, which can look like stalactites, contribute ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Apr 21, 2011 |
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Surgery can lead to long-term reduction in stroke risk
(PhysOrg.com) -- Successful surgery for narrowed arteries in the neck halves the risk of having a stroke over the next 5 years, and benefit persists for at least 10 years, an Oxford-led study has shown.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 24, 2010 |
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Preventing heart attacks by targeting the immune system
(PhysOrg.com) -- More than 300 people die of a heart attack each day and research has shown there is a peak in heart attacks on Christmas Day and New Year's Day due perhaps to rich meals, alcohol and stress.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 23, 2009 |
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Study explains how exercise helps patients with peripheral artery disease
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) affects 5 million individuals in the U.S. and is the leading cause of limb amputations. Doctors have long considered exercise to be the single best therapy for PAD, and now a new study helps ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 03, 2009 |
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Enzyme is key to clogged arteries
Scientists at Queen Mary, University of London have made an important discovery in understanding what causes arteries to clog up.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 24, 2009 |
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MicroRNAs hold promise for treating diseases in blood vessels
(PhysOrg.com) -- A newly discovered mechanism controls whether muscle cells in blood vessels hasten the development of both atherosclerosis and Alzheimer's disease, according to an article published online ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 05, 2009 |
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Research shows why certain arterial plaques can turn deadly
A common misconception about arterial plaque is that it inevitably leads to a heart attack or a stroke. New research at Columbia University Medical Center, however, sheds light on why so few plaques in any given individual ...
May 05, 2009 |
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