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Women who become pregnant with assisted reproductive technology (infertility treatment) are at higher risk for vascular complications, such as irregular heartbeat and kidney injury, as well as pregnancy complications, including placental separation, cesarean delivery or preterm birth, compared to women who conceive without infertility treatment, according to a new study. Risks for pregnancy and vascular complications were highest among women who became pregnant with assisted reproductive technology and had pre-existing cardiovascular risk factors.

Women who had ever experienced sexual violence in their lifetime -- including sexual assault and workplace sexual harassment -- were more likely to develop high blood pressure over a seven-year follow-up period, according to findings from a large, longitudinal study of women in the United States.

Men with a high body mass index (BMI) in their upper teens had an elevated risk of severe COVID-19, requiring hospitalization, later in life, a new study from Sweden finds.

Researchers studied the impact of daily life movement to cardiovascular disease risk using a machine-learning algorithm and found decrease in risk with increased activity.

Scientists demonstrate that multiple factors can contribute to electrical synapse asymmetry including synapse location, strength, direction of conductance, dendritic geometry and input resistance.

Researchers developed a radio-labeled molecule that allows real-time PET imaging of inflammation and activation of innate immune activity. This would allow physicians to pinpoint areas of inflammation in a variety of clinical settings before symptoms appear.

Proteins need to interact in a complex manner for a so-called 'messenger RNA' (mRNA) to be created in human cells from a precursor molecule. mRNA provides a blueprint for proteins; the first vaccines against the coronavirus are also based on mRNAs. Scientists have now discovered how an essential final step in the production of mRNA precisely works.

Research has shown that introducing nature into large hospitals can humanize the institutional environment and reduce the stress of patients, visitors and healthcare providers.