Daily treatment with the sleep hormone melatonin prevented the narrowing of the lung’s blood vessels, the underlying cause of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), in a rat study. Melatonin also prevented signs of heart injury and neutralized reactive oxygen species (ROS), chemically reactive molecules that can damage cells. “These data…
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The Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) has launched its “Living Under Pressure” campaign to kick off Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month this November, highlighting the daily physical and emotional challenges of living with the rare disease. The organization joins other advocates worldwide to raise awareness…
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A score based on three routine blood tests may help identify people with pulmonary hypertension (PH) who are at higher risk of dying or being hospitalized for heart failure within about a year, a study in Turkey suggests. The platelet–albumin–bilirubin index, or PALBI, helped distinguish people…
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I started writing this column from the couch while battling the flu. Before I could finish, bronchitis, and then pneumonia, changed the story. Almost a week after developing bronchitis, I landed in the hospital. What I’d hoped would be a few days of rest became another reminder of how…
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