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Now that exam season is upon us it is really important for us to take care of both our mental and physical health. Keep calm and try to decrease your stress levels, so that they don't negatively impact your heart health!
Hope everyone does well on their exams!🫀 #biom4180
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Our last day of #biom4180 happens to fall on #WorldAutismDay!
On the topic of #cardiology, one study had shown associations between congenital ❤ defects and austism, even when accounting for genetic syndromes. health.harvard.edu/blog/cong…
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Breathing exercises have many important applications in health. They can be used in a hypertensive emergency to slow breathing, increase baroreceptor sensitivity and decrease heart rate and peripheral vascular resistance. #biom4180
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This new publication regarding cardiac imaging studies of COVID-19 patients includes information about different ethnic and racial groups that was non-existent due to lack of diversity #biom4180
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Scientists have dubbed the rare syndrome seen in a handful of people given the #AstraZeneca 💉 vaccine #VIPIT (vaccine-induced prothrombotic immune thrombocytopenia)🩸, said to be treatable with non-heparin blood thinners and IV Igs. Article ⬇️ #biom4180
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Drinking an excess amount of coffee can be detrimental to your overall heart health! It can increase blood pressure and heart rate. However if you drink within a limit coffee can actually be beneficial in warding off heart failure.☕#biom4180
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New #transcatheter 'Harmony' model approved for use by the FDA. Heart valve replacement through a catheter approach improves patient #QualityOfLife by reducing the number of open #heart surgeries a #patient has to go through in life. #biom4180
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Loved Dr. Mastromonaco's lecture in #BIOM4110 today! Here is her chapter in ScienceDirect’s recent book where she discusses the ongoing decline in biodiversity and how proper long-term genetic and demographic management of endangered species can help.
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Stress comes from lack of sleep 😴
Stress comes from an unhealthy lifestyle 🍟
Stress comes from worrying about money💰
Stress comes from conflict in the workplace 🛠
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Stress WEAKENS the HEART 💔
#biom4180
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New study finds a potential association b/w schizophrenia prevalence and intake of hypertensive medications on a genetic level, suggesting lower expression of ACE gene is inversely related to the risk of developing psychiatric symptoms #biom4180
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These can all help you avoid complications such as high blood pressure, heart disease, and diabetes after a 🫀 transplant:
🍎 Eat plenty of fruits
🍞 Eat whole-grains
⬇️🧂 intake
🚴🏽♀️ Exercise regularly
#NutritionIsKey #exercisedaily
#biom4180
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#BrugadaSyndrome is a congenital heart defect where the Na+ of the ventricles in the #heart do not work properly. It often doesn't produce many symptoms prior to sudden cardiac arrest, thus many rely on #genetic history to determine a connection. #biom4180 sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Marijuana is a risk factor for heart disease. It can cause your heart rate to increase, and your blood pressure to rise. This can be especially dangerous for individuals that have an existing heart condition. Smoke at your own risk. #biom4180
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According to the United Nations Fund for Population Activities, 320,000 pregnant women in Yemen will be cut off from lifesaving reproductive health services due to fund cutting. Women all over the world continue to suffer in silence. #WomensDay #BIOM4110
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Current research: link between pulmonary embolism and IVF pregnancy. "... there is a sevenfold increase in the incidence of pulmonary embolism (PE) during the first trimester of an IVF pregnancy as compared to spontaneous pregnancy." #BIOM4110 #BIOM4180
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#PrecisionMedicine is all the rage, especially with the new knowledge that #Genomics🧬gives us. This article explores how our understanding of the heart has advanced across the centuries. I'm so proud of humanity's advancements in science. #biom4180
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Eating flavanol-containing products, such as dark chocolate daily, has been shown to have cardiovascular protective effects by way of improving flow mediated dilation and other hemodynamic parameters in healthy young people! #biom4180 🫀🍫hindawi.com/journals/crp/201…