[ad_1] A new study was performed to assess whether cocoa supplements can reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke, and other cardiovascular events. Although they are mostly known as an ingredient in chocolate, recent research suggests that the cocoa plant could be a source of many valuable chemicals called phenols.1 Three notable types of plant phenols…
[ad_1] Healthcare security teams are under intense pressure to secure their environments from a growing number of threats. Teams are often understaffed, constantly catching up with an onslaught of threats and vulnerabilities, and asked to secure legacy devices from the 1990’s – all while supporting other innovative health system teams who are raising the bar…
[ad_1] Wearable data analytics startup VivoSense scored $25 million in a Series A funding round co-led by Perceptive Xontogeny Ventures (PXV) Fund and Debiopharm Innovation Fund. The Newport Beach, Calif.-based company developed wearable sensors that can be used in clinical trials to help monitor digital biomarkers. In addition to the sensors, the company has software…
[ad_1] March 30, 2022 1 min read Source/Disclosures Disclosures: Duzel reports being a cofounder of neotiv GmbH, as well as a consultant for Biogen, Roche and RoxHealth. Please see the study for all other authors’ relevant financial disclosures. ADD TOPIC TO EMAIL ALERTS Receive an email…
[ad_1] TUESDAY, March 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) Warm summer nights may leave you tossing and turning in bed, but that could be the least of your worries. Just a slight rise in summer nighttime temperatures increases the risk of heart-related death for men in their 60s, a new study shows. “Considering the growing likelihood of…
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[ad_1] Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain An investigational device called a brain-computer interface has been found safe in a small study of people with paralysis from ALS, and has allowed participants to use a computer to communicate by text and do daily tasks such as online shopping and banking, according to a preliminary study released today,…
[ad_1] Penn Medicine’s hospitals have been honored by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, for its dedication and commitment to LGBTQ+ inclusion. The designations for Penn Medicine’s six acute care hospitals were awarded in the 15th edition of…
[ad_1] March 29, 2022 — Apologies up front to anyone who spends their weekends bird-watching or doing math for fun. They are among the people expected to be boring, based on stereotypes about what they do for work or how they spend their spare time, new research reveals. Researchers surveyed more than 500 people across…
[ad_1] We are all tired of COVID. But even though the news has moved on to other concerning geopolitical issues, it is a fact that COVID is still very much with us. Vaccines have certainly helped drive down its worst effects, but the disease is here to stay, and we must learn to live with…