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Five classic risk factors for cardiovascular disease — high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, diabetes, and smoking — at age 50 can reduce life expectancy by more than 10 years. This is the conclusion of an international study led by German researchers and presented at the 2025 American College of Cardiology Scientific Session…
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain Too often, young people in the U.S. just on the threshold of adulthood face cardiovascular challenges. By the time they’re 18, many teenagers will have heart disease risk factors such as obesity, high cholesterol, high blood pressure or type 2 diabetes. Some will already have heart problems. The use of tobacco
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Nk3R antagonism decreases fear memory consolidation. (A) Experimental procedure of fear memory consolidation after stress. Created with Biorender. (B) Fear acquisition and expression in mice administered with Osanetant. (C) Effect in the fear memory consolidation after administration of Osanetant (5 mg/kg, ip) or Vehicle 30 min after stress (IMO) in adult females (n = 12
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A paper, “Evaluation of Federally Mandated Smoke-Free Housing Policy and Health Outcomes Among Adults Over the Age of 50 in Low-Income, Public Housing in New York City, 2015-2022,” published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research finds that a 2018 U.S. ban on smoking in public housing led to a reduction in hospitalizations
The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that patients trying to lose weight should first try 6 months of behavior interventions that include a calorie-restrictive diet, weekly moderate to vigorous physical activity, self-monitoring of food intake, and removing unhealthy food triggers if possible. Yet many patients are unsuccessful at modifying their behaviors…