MedPage Today) — After findings from President Trump’s annual physical exam were released last week, observers were struck by the persistent aspirin use recorded in the doctor’s report. Trump, 78, has no apparent history of cardiovascular disease…
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
MedPage Today) — The global flurry of innovation in tricuspid valve interventions continues in the wake of Evoque’s release, as illustrated by the 1-year report for a Chinese-made device that has already progressed to a second-generation iteration…
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…
TOPLINE: A recent study showed that a home-delivered physical activity intervention supported by wearable mobile health technology may help patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes (T2D) adhere to physical activity routines, potentially leading to improvements in A1c levels and systolic blood pressure outcomes. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a randomised controlled trial to assess the feasibility
Credit: Monica Silvestre from Pexels Retired people who habitually exercise are more able to fight the impacts of mental fatigue, new research suggests. In a paper published in the Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, a team of researchers from the University of Birmingham and the University of Extremadura in Spain worked with groups of
TOPLINE: Most nonsurgical and noninterventional treatments for low back pain failed to outperform placebo in a new systematic review and meta-analysis, with just 10% showing only modest pain relief. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis using randomized placebo-controlled trials of nonsurgical and noninterventional treatments for adults with nonspecific low back pain…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Women of childbearing age who had both ovaries removed in a procedure called bilateral oophorectomy were more likely to develop heart failure later in life, according to a study being presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session (ACC.25). Bilateral oophorectomy is often recommended to treat, and in some