by David March, NYU Langone Health Credit: CC0 Public Domain With the help of an AI tool, computed tomography (CT) scans taken originally to look for tumors or bleeding or infections, also revealed calcium buildup in arteries, a sign of worsening cardiovascular disease. This is the result of a new study led by researchers at NYU...
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Testosterone/CVD Risk Debate Revived by New Meta-Analysis
A new systematic literature review adds complexity to the controversy over testosterone’s relationship to risk for myocardial infarction, stroke, cardiovascular death, and all-cause mortality. Last year, the TRAVERSE (Testosterone Replacement Therapy for Assessment of Long-term Vascular Events and Efficacy ResponSE in Hypogonadal Men) trial was the first randomized, placebo-controlled study designed and powered to determine...
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Analysis identifies more than 275 million previously unreported genetic variations
by Bill Snyder, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Timeline and process overview. Credit: Nature Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-02796-zAn analysis of genomic data from nearly 250,000 participants in the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program has identified more than 275 million previously unreported genetic variations, nearly 4 million of which have potential health consequences.The data,...
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What your blood can tell you about your health
by DeeDee Stiepan, Mayo Clinic News Network Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainBlood tests are commonly used to help not only monitor one’s health but also to diagnose conditions. A blood sample can reveal a lot about a person’s health. One of the most frequently ordered tests is a CBC, or complete blood cell count, which tells...
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Eating more fish could reel in heart disease risks, new meta-analysis shows
By Pooja Toshniwal PahariaOct 30 2023Reviewed by Susha Cheriyedath, M.Sc. In a recent study published in the journal Nutrients, researchers performed a meta-analysis to determine the association between fish consumption and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk.The Importance of Diet in Cardiovascular Health Studies show that unhealthy dietary habits and sedentary lifestyles contribute to the high mortality...
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Analysis of Human Inheritance of Longevity is not as Straightforward as One Might Think
Here, researchers note some of the challenges inherent in trying to analyze data on human inheritance of longevity; it isn’t as easy as it sounds. Considerable effort has gone into analysis of long-lived families to try to identify genetic variants that might explain why some lineages exhibit greater longevity than others. Nonetheless, so far only a small number...