John M. Mandrola, MD DISCLOSURES March 09, 2023 Evidence from three studies in Sports Cardiology presented at ACC piqued my interest. Not only because I love endurance sport but because the studies reported data that upset prevailing ideas. LIVE HCM: Surprising Result Number 1 Rachel Lampert, MD, from Yale University presented results of the LIVE-HCM observational study...
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Keeping indoor humidity levels at a ‘sweet spot’ may reduce the spread of COVID-19
by Jennifer Chu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain We know proper indoor ventilation is key to reducing the spread of COVID-19. Now, a study by MIT researchers finds that indoor relative humidity may also influence transmission of the virus. Relative humidity is the amount of moisture in the air compared to the total moisture...
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SLEEP ‘SWEET SPOT’ MAY MEAN LESS COGNITIVE DECLINE
A multiyear study of older adults found that both short and long sleepers experienced greater cognitive decline than people who slept a moderate amount, even when researchers took into account the effects of early Alzheimer’s disease. Poor sleep and Alzheimer’s disease are both associated with cognitive decline, and separating out the effects of each has proven challenging....