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Men 60 and older with certain risk factors should get screened for life-threatening heart condition

February 8, 2023 abdominal aortic aneurysm,  Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery,  Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery,  older men

“Typically, there are no symptoms present until the aneurysm has burst, and the survival rate is only 25-50%,” Dr. Joseph Coselli said.

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From the Labs: Image of the Month

two distinct neuronal populations in separate compartments of a microfluidic device. On the left, neurons express the 4R tau form (pink), which is associated with toxicity in Alzheimer’s disease, while on the right there are neurons from healthy individuals expressing normal tau (blue). In the central microgroove region of the device, neurons extend axons between the compartments. From the Labs: Tau travels between neurons

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