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...disease at the VA for nearly five years. The patients filled out regular questionnaires to determine their mood state, and were asked yearly to report on any heart-related events. Researchers took blood and urine samples to measure their levels of omega-3 fatty acids, cortisol and the inflammatory marker C-reactive protein, as well as the neurotransmitters serotonin and norepinephrine - all agents that may be involved in both depression and heart disease. In all, about 20% of the participants reported depressive symptoms; over five years, those patients had a 50% higher rate of additional heart problems, compared with their...
...Thirteen years ago, Ridker started studying a new predictor of heart disease, inflammation in the blood, and was able to demonstrate that individuals with this marker were at a higher risk for heart disease. Prior to this, arteriosclerosis, or the hardening of the arteries, had been the principal measure in diagnosing cardiovascular disease...
Several previous studies have suggested that inflammation, independent of cholesterol levels and other well-established risk factors, is an important marker of heart disease. But while it was clear that inflammation was a key player in disease, there was no real data to prove that reducing inflammation, as measured by lower levels of the CRP marker in the blood, could prevent future cardiovascular disease in otherwise healthy patients...
...effort of the season. Harvard used a 46-shot barrage to tackle the Union defense while limiting the Dutchwomen (0-11-1, 0-4-0 ECAC) to only 12 shots on goal. Harvard had a single tally in the first period, three goals in the second, and a lone marker in the third to go along with solid goaltending from senior Brittany Martin and sophomore Kylie Stephens. Senior Sarah Wilson led the Crimson with two goals and tri-captain Jenny Brine added a goal and an assist to help the squad bounce back from a disappointing tie the night before...
...techno-wizardry, a feeling of overcompensation. Call it the Russert Deficit. Meet the Press's Tim Russert, who died just before the general election got under way, ruled nights like this, breaking down the Electoral College John Henry--style, not with a giant touchscreen, but with a dry-erase marker and a whiteboard. At the end of the Democratic primary season, Russert did what nobody had the force to do on election night: call the game over when it plainly...