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Newest firstHypertensionis one of the leading causes of cardiovascular disease and premature death worldwide, affecting more than 1.2 billion adults, with a significant part living in low- and middle-income countries. Pediatric hypertension is also a growing concern, with an estimated 4.5% of children in the United States affected. The 2024 European Society of Cardiology guidelines provide updated protocols for diagnosing and…
Open article record in new tab ↗Novel anticancer medicines, including targeted therapies and immune checkpoint inhibitors, have greatly improved the management of cancers. However, both conventional and new anticancer treatments induce cardiac adverse effects, which remain a critical issue in clinic. Cardiotoxicity induced by anti-cancer treatments compromise vasospastic and thromboembolic ischemia, dysrhythmia, hypertension, myocarditis, and ca…
Open article record in new tab ↗There is a large body of pre-clinical and some clinical data to link the neuropeptide galanin to a range of physiological and pathological functions that include metabolism, depression, and addiction. An enhancer region upstream of the human GAL transcriptional start site has previously been characterised. In-vitro transfection studies in rat hypothalamic neurons demonstrated that the CA allele was 40% less active…
Open article record in new tab ↗The ventral tegmental area is strongly associated with the reward system. Dopamine is released in areas such as the nucleus accumbens and prefrontal cortex as a result of rewarding experiences such as food, sex, and neutral stimuli that become associated with them. Electrical stimulation of the ventral tegmental area or its output pathways can itself serve as a potent reward. Different drugs that increase dopamine…