How to Benefit from Everyday Anxiety

Professor Wendy Suzuki of neural science and psychology at New York University provided tips of emotional regulation to turn everyday anxiety (not necessarily clinical disorders) into something productive. Tip number one is deep breathing, an immediate soothing mechanism. Tip number two is moving your body to get the transformative power […]


Gut Microbiome Might Be the Link of Healthy Foods and Lower BP

A community-based cohort study in Germany suggested that the composition of the gut microbiome might explain the cross-sectional association of habitual flavonoid and flavonoid-rich food intake with blood pressure (BP). The study included 904 participants, and 16S ribosomal RNA was sequenced for the gut microbiome composition. Higher total flavonoid intakes […]


Healthy Lifestyle May Lower Genetic Cancer Risk

The analysis of genetic and lifestyle factors with cancer incidence in a general-population cohort suggested that genetic cancer risk may be reduced by adopting a healthy lifestyle. An incidence-weighted overall cancer polygenic risk score (CPRS) was constructed based on 20 cancer site-specific polygenic risk scores. Lifestyle was determined according to […]


ARBs May Be Safer Than ACE Inhibitors

A retrospective, new-user comparative cohort study revealed that angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) do not differ statistically significantly in effectiveness at the class level compared with ACE (angiotensin-converting enzyme) inhibitors as first-line treatment for high blood pressure but present a better safety profile. The study included all patients with high blood […]


Diagnosis and Management of Myocarditis in Children

A scientific statement from the American Heart Association has been released for the diagnosis and management of myocarditis in children. Myocarditis remains a clinical challenge in pediatrics. Originally, it was recognized at autopsy before the application of endomyocardial biopsy, which led to a histopathology-based diagnosis. Given the invasive and low-sensitivity […]