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Central Adiposity Improves Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Beyond BMI

Waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) identified important differences in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk that were not captured by…

2 weeks ago

Limiting Sugar in the First 1,000 Days of Life May Reduce Dementia Risk Decades Later

Restricting sugar intake during the first 1,000 days from conception was associated with a lower risk of dementia, delayed disease…

4 weeks ago

Incidental Coronary Calcium on Routine Chest CT Predicts Future Cardiovascular Risk as Well as Dedicated Heart Scans

Incidental coronary artery calcium (CAC) identified on routine nongated chest CT scans predicts future coronary heart disease (CHD) and cardiovascular…

4 weeks ago

Higher TMAO Levels Linked to Greater Risk of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Higher blood levels of the gut microbiome-derived metabolite trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) were independently associated with an increased risk of developing…

1 month ago

Accelerated Biological Aging Linked to Higher Cancer Risk

Accelerated biological aging was associated with a higher risk of early-onset solid cancers in young adults, particularly lung, gastrointestinal, and…

1 month ago

Testosterone Therapy Without Hypogonadism Linked to Higher Long-Term Cardiovascular Risk

Men who started testosterone therapy (TT) without evidence of hypogonadism had significantly higher long-term risks of major adverse cardiovascular events…

1 month ago

Progestogen Contraceptives Linked to Increased Meningioma Risk

A nationwide Danish study found that recent use of several progestogen-containing contraceptives—including cyproterone, desogestrel, drospirenone, gestodene, levonorgestrel, injectable medroxyprogesterone, and…

2 months ago

Coffee Consumption Linked to Lower Risk of Liver Disease

Higher coffee consumption was associated with substantially lower risks of cirrhosis, liver cancer, and liver-related death, while also showing favorable…

2 months ago

IL-6 Linked to Coronary Artery Disease Risk Associated With Elevated Lipoprotein(a)

Elevated lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] was associated with a substantially higher risk of developing coronary artery disease (CAD) when accompanied by higher…

2 months ago

Anti-Inflammatory Diet May Lower Dementia Risk Even in People With Early Dementia Pathology

Older adults with biological signs of Alzheimer’s disease or neurodegeneration who adhered more closely to an anti-inflammatory dietary pattern had…

2 months ago

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