Health
1990 to 2021 saw decline in life expectancy in US
Life expectancy in the United States is worse than many other countries and declined from 1990 to 2021, according to a study published in the Dec. 7 issue of The Lancet.
Dec 11, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Personalized blood count could lead to early intervention for common diseases
A complete blood count (CBC) screening is a routine exam requested by most physicians for healthy adults. This clinical test is a valuable tool for assessing a patient's overall health from one blood sample.
Dec 11, 2024
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Cardiology
Research reveals new insights about how 'bad' cholesterol works in the body
National Institute of Health (NIH) scientists have made a significant breakthrough in understanding how "bad" cholesterol, known as low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol or LDL-C, builds up in the body. The researchers were ...
Dec 11, 2024
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Health
Shelf-stable smoothies make eating veggies and fruits easier
Is there a way to make eating your fruits and veggies easier? Tufts University professor emerita Simin Meydani, a nutrition, health, and aging researcher, thinks the answer is yes.
Dec 11, 2024
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Health
Culturally tailored patient education can improve heart health
For individuals from diverse backgrounds, managing heart disease effectively often depends on more than access to medical care—it requires culturally relevant education. Recent research reveals that adapting patient education ...
Dec 10, 2024
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Cardiology
Opportunistic assessment of aortic calcium predicts major adverse cardiovascular events
A fully automated algorithm to quantify aortic artery calcification (AAC) on computed tomography (CT) scans performed for other clinical purposes (opportunistic CT) can predict the risk for subsequent major adverse cardiovascular ...
Dec 10, 2024
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Cardiology
Analysis offers new explanation for dangerous atherosclerotic plaques in type 2 diabetes
People with type 2 diabetes have a higher risk of suffering a stroke, a heart attack and premature death due to atherosclerosis, but it has been unclear what the underlying mechanisms are. Andreas Edsfeldt and Isabel Gonçalves, ...
Dec 9, 2024
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Health
Five ways to make your daily walks even more beneficial
Physical activity doesn't need to be complicated. Even just a brisk, ten-minute daily walk can deliver a host of health benefits—lowering the risk of several diseases, including heart disease, stroke and several cancers.
Dec 7, 2024
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Cardiology
U-shaped association seen for alcohol consumption, cardiometabolic disease
There is a U-shaped association between alcohol consumption and coronary heart disease (CHD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) but no evidence for a causal association, according to a study published online Nov. 24 in Alcohol: Clinical ...
Dec 6, 2024
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Health
Australians with disability are 4 times more likely to die early—often not due to their disability
When Finlay Browne died at just 16 years old, "Down syndrome" was listed on his death certificate as a cause of death.
Dec 5, 2024
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