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For the 1st time researchers (at the Gladstone Institute at UCSF) have successfully modeled APOE in three dimensions. APOE e4 is the gene responsible for increased cardiovascular risk as well as Alzheimer's risk...APOEe4 comes in two varieties - homo or heterogenous zygote which can amplify the risk.... read more>>

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Most people believe that stress plays a role in heart disease. A study published in the latest issue of Psychophysiology finds that large rises in blood pressure during mental stress are associated with higher levels of activity in the regions of the brain associated with experiencing negative emotions and generating physiological responses in the rest of the body. The research suggests that exaggerated activity in the cingulate cortex during mental stress may generate excessive rises in blood pressure that may place some individuals at a greater risk for heart disease