Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain How much vitamin D do we really need to preserve healthy bones and overall health? Do higher levels of vitamin D supplementation, as some studies suggest, reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, autoimmune disorders, and respiratory infections? Or is the evidence still too limited? With the use of vitamin

A recent major review of data published by The Lancet and led by Emory sports cardiologist Jonathan Kim, MD, shows that Black athletes are approximately five times more likely to experience sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) and sudden cardiac death (SCD) compared to white athletes, despite some evidence of a decline in rates of SCD overall…

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is underdiagnosed in patients with severe secondary tricuspid regurgitation (STR) of undefined etiology (isolated STR), according to a study published online Nov. 6 in JAMA Cardiology. Jwan A. Naser, M.B.B.S., from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and colleagues examined the prevalence of HFpEF and precapillary pulmonary hypertension

Visualization of an individual data sample as a P-QRS-T wave progression viewed from 12 leads. Credit: Heart Rhythm (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.07.061 Researchers at Penn State are using machine learning and existing electrocardiogram (ECG) data to help doctors make more accurate predictions. A team of artificial intelligence engineers, in collaboration with a team of physicians from

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Past psychology studies have consistently highlighted the link between adverse and traumatic life events and mental health problems. Better understanding the intricate relationship between stressful life events and the emergence of psychopathology in childhood could inform psychotherapeutic practice, potentially enabling the development of more effective interventions. Researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global gendered epidemic that inordinately impacts females. Worldwide, 25%–50% of women report abuse in a personal relationship and two out of three victims of IPV are female. Although both women and men experience abuse at the hands of their partners, women disproportionately experience more severe

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new randomized controlled trial out of the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute has found that combining structured exercise training with reductions in sitting time protects against heart damage and declines in cardiovascular fitness in adults receiving stem cell transplantation for blood cancers. The average blood cancer patient loses 15–24% of