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The various white blood cells, as well as the red blood cells and the blood platelets, develop from...

International Symposium on Obesity and Hypertension at the MDC - Some kinds of excess fat are worse than others. Until very recently, all overweight or obese people were considered to be at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure which can lead to stroke, heart attack, and kidney damage.

As soon as the 43-year-old patient stood upright, his blood pressure dropped from 140 to 50 mm on the mercury column within a few seconds. Over the last 20 years, he had had recurrent fainting spells with loss of consciousness.

MDC researchers shed new light on the development of leukemias

Furthermore, Dr. Willimsky and Prof. Blankenstein could show that the immune system recognizes...

Hypertension is one of the main causes for cardiac hypertrophy. According to the American Framingham study, about one per cent of the population suffers from this disease which impairs the heart severely over time and is one of the main causes for breathing difficulties and disability in the elderly.

About 20 million people in Germany suffer from what doctors call the metabolic syndrome. In the U.S., an estimated 47 million people are affected.

*Angiotensin II Type 1-Receptor-Activating Antibodies in Renal-Allograft Rejection Duska Dragun, M.D...