Tag: cardiovascular


June 11, 2012

Ah, Fatherhood — Dirty Diapers, Skinned Knees … and Healthier Hearts?

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You claim that Junior is giving you gray hairs, but is he really? In actuality your kids may be adding years to your life -- one recent study suggests that fatherhood may actually reduce a man’s risk of dying from a heart attack. The study, which was conducted last year and led by Michael Eisenberg at [...]

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December 8, 2008

New Papers from Nature Genetics Yield a Bounty of Cholesterol SNPs

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SNPwatch gives you the latest news about research linking various traits and conditions to individual genetic variations. These studies are exciting because they offer a glimpse into how genetics may affect our bodies and health; but in most cases, more work is needed before this research can provide [...]

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