Monthly Archives: May 2022

The Higher Life’s Simple 7 Scores, The Lower Dementia Risk Across Genetic Profiles

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A study of incident dementia, midlife Life’s Simple 7 (LS7) scores and generated genetic risk scores (GRS) using genome-wide summary statistics of Alzheimer’s Disease showed that across strata of GRS, higher midlife LS7 scores were associated with lower risk of dementia in a US cohort. The study included 8,823 European […]

Prevalence and Clinical Significance of DNA Variants Predisposing to Cardiomyopathy

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A genetic association study indicates that 0.7% of participants harbor a pathogenic variant related to inherited cardiomyopathy and are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all-cause mortality. The study included 9667 US participants (mean age 54.0 years; 43.8% women; 27.5% African and 72.5% European ancestry) and 49 744 UK […]