Facial redness that doesn’t go away? Inexplicable bumps and pimples? Irritated eyes? All are signs of rosacea, a potentially serious disorder that can now be diagnosed with more precision than ever before. April has been designated as Rosacea Awareness Month to educate the public on this often life-disruptive condition now affecting more than 16 million… Continue reading What You Need to Know about Rosacea
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Blood Vessels Can Get Better with Age
Oxidative stress is believed to be the cause of many age-related illnesses, including diabetes, higher blood pressure and age-related cancer. But researchers from the University of Missouri recently found that aging itself offers protection against oxidative stress. These findings, published in the Journal of Physiology, suggest that aging itself may trigger an adaptive response… Continue reading Blood Vessels Can Get Better with Age
Aging of Brain May Be Related to Blood-Vessel Activity
Older brains may be more similar to younger brains than previously thought, researchers say. Researchers from Cambridge University, UK, and the Medical Research Council’s Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to show that changes in the aging brain may be due to changes in blood vessels, not to neurological activity. The… Continue reading Aging of Brain May Be Related to Blood-Vessel Activity
Diabetes Duration Linked to Blood Vessel Complications
Research published in Septemner 2014 in Diabetologia,the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, shows that age (or age at diagnosis) and duration of diabetes disease are linked to the risk of death and marcovascular complications, meaning those in larger blood vessels. However, only diabetes duration is linked to the risk of… Continue reading Diabetes Duration Linked to Blood Vessel Complications