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Blood Pressure is the force of circulating blood on the walls of the arteries. Blood pressure is taken using two measurements: systolic (measured when the heart beats, when blood pressure is at its highest) and diastolic (measured between heart beats, when blood pressure is at its lowest). Blood pressure is written with the systolic blood pressure first, followed by the diastolic blood pressure (for example 120/80).

Machine learning-based preeclampsia risk prediction

Study developed a machine-learning-based model using the Medical Record Longitudinal Information AI System (MERLIN).

21 Aug 2023

Associations between cardiorespiratory fitness in young men and the incidence of site-specific cancer

A recent study assessed the association between cardiorespiratory fitness and some cancers in healthy young men.

21 Aug 2023

Vegetarianism: what are the health benefits?

Researchers described the health benefits of vegetarian diets.

21 Aug 2023

The effectiveness of a smartphone application in measuring dietary sodium intake

Researchers assessed the effectiveness of a smartphone application for measuring sodium consumption.

21 Aug 2023

The interplay between the microbiota, the epigenome, and nutrition among obese adults during behavioral weight reduction

Study evaluated associations between gut microbiome (MB), deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) methylation (DNAme), and nutrition.

21 Aug 2023

Saliva test could detect early signs of cardiovascular disease

Periodontitis, a common oral health problem that involves infected gums, is linked to cardiovascular disease. Scientists studying the inflammation that precedes periodontitis have found that higher inflammation, reflected by higher levels of white blood cells in saliva, is linked to less healthy arteries and a potentially higher risk of cardiovascular disease even in young, apparently healthy people.

21 Aug 2023

Tulane, Ochsner Health and RH Impact awarded $16.5 million grant to address Louisiana's high maternal mortality rate

Tulane University, Ochsner Health and the community nonprofit RH Impact have been awarded a seven-year, $16.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to establish a research center of excellence focused on finding solutions to address Louisiana's disproportionately high maternal mortality rate.

18 Aug 2023

A peek at Big Pharma’s playbook that leaves many Americans unable to afford their drugs

America's pharmaceutical giants are suing this summer to block the federal government's first effort at drug price regulation.

18 Aug 2023

Predicting risk of cardiovascular events with Life's Essential 8 scores

Researchers determine the relationship between LE8 scores and cardiovascular disease, subtype CVD events, and all-cause mortality.

18 Aug 2023

Male diabetics more likely to have lower limb amputation

New research to be presented at this year's Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Hamburg, Germany (2-6 October) shows that among people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, being divorced is associated with a two-thirds higher risk of lower limb amputation (LLA) (amputations below the knee level) compared with being married, and being male is associated with a 57% higher risk of LLA compared with being female. The study is by Dr Stefan Jansson, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden, and colleagues.

18 Aug 2023

Medications for chronic diseases can impair thermoregulation, especially in hot weather

Medications to treat various chronic diseases may hinder the body’s ability to lose heat and regulate its core temperature to optimal levels.

17 Aug 2023

NIH awards $24 million to establish Maternal Health Research Centers of Excellence

The National Institutes of Health has awarded $24 million in first-year funding to establish Maternal Health Research Centers of Excellence. Part of NIH's Implementing a Maternal health and PRegnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone (IMPROVE) initiative, the centers will develop and evaluate innovative approaches to reduce pregnancy-related complications and deaths and promote maternal health equity.

17 Aug 2023

Recreational drug use may worsen outcomes for cardiac intensive care patients

Recreational drug use may be a factor in a significant proportion of admissions to cardiac intensive care, with various substances detected in 1 in 10 such patients, suggest the findings of a multicentre French study published online in the journal Heart.

17 Aug 2023

Long-term use of proton pump inhibitors associated with increased risk of dementia

Researchers determine whether the current and cumulative use of prescription proton pump inhibitors increases the risk of incident dementia.

17 Aug 2023

Only a small percentage of older adults with early Alzheimer's eligible for new treatments

Only a small percentage of older adults who are in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease meet the eligibility criteria to receive new monoclonal antibody treatments, drugs that target amyloid-ß plaques in the brain, an early sign of Alzheimer's disease.

16 Aug 2023

Moderate or extreme pain after a heart attack may help predict the risk for all‐cause mortality

People who have had a heart attack often report pain about a year later. Moderate or extreme pain after a heart attack – most commonly pain due to other health conditions – may help predict the likelihood of death over the next 8.5 years, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

16 Aug 2023

Study: 93 million U.S. adults may benefit from semaglutide medication

Researchers from the University of California, Irvine have just published a study that projects 93 million U.S. adults that are overweight and obese may be suitable for the 2.4 mg dosage of semaglutide, a weight loss medication known under the brand name Wegovy.

16 Aug 2023

Study shows arterial stiffness as a novel cause of premature heart damage among adolescents

Arterial stiffness is a novel cause of premature heart damage among adolescents, according to a new follow-up study.

16 Aug 2023

New online course helps personal care assistants better understand spinal cord injury

"Understanding Spinal Cord Injury: A Course for Personal Care Assistants" a new interactive online course designed to enhance the training of personal care assistants (PCAs) for individuals with spinal cord injury, was presented today at the Paralyzed Veterans of America Healthcare (PVA) Summit + Expo at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld Hotel in Orlando, FL, by Jeanne Zanca, MPT, PhD, FACRM, assistant director of the Center for Spinal Cord Injury Research at Kessler Foundation, and chair of the Foundation's Institutional Review Board.

16 Aug 2023

Study finds inverse correlation between dietary magnesium intake and peripheral arterial disease

Researchers conducted a cross-sectional study to investigate the association between dietary magnesium intake and peripheral arterial disease (PAD).

16 Aug 2023

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Machine learning-based preeclampsia risk prediction

Associations between cardiorespiratory fitness in young men and the incidence of site-specific cancer

Vegetarianism: what are the health benefits?

The effectiveness of a smartphone application in measuring dietary sodium intake

The interplay between the microbiota, the epigenome, and nutrition among obese adults during behavioral weight reduction

Saliva test could detect early signs of cardiovascular disease

Tulane, Ochsner Health and RH Impact awarded $16.5 million grant to address Louisiana's high maternal mortality rate

A peek at Big Pharma’s playbook that leaves many Americans unable to afford their drugs

Predicting risk of cardiovascular events with Life's Essential 8 scores

Male diabetics more likely to have lower limb amputation

Medications for chronic diseases can impair thermoregulation, especially in hot weather

NIH awards $24 million to establish Maternal Health Research Centers of Excellence

Recreational drug use may worsen outcomes for cardiac intensive care patients

Long-term use of proton pump inhibitors associated with increased risk of dementia

Only a small percentage of older adults with early Alzheimer's eligible for new treatments

Moderate or extreme pain after a heart attack may help predict the risk for all‐cause mortality

Study: 93 million U.S. adults may benefit from semaglutide medication

Study shows arterial stiffness as a novel cause of premature heart damage among adolescents

New online course helps personal care assistants better understand spinal cord injury

Study finds inverse correlation between dietary magnesium intake and peripheral arterial disease

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