Arterial stiffness raises blood pressure in adolescents via insulin resistance
In the young population, arterial stiffness, an emerging risk factor for hypertension, indirectly raises blood pressure via an increase in insulin resistance but not via an increase in body fat, a paper published in Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine concludes. There is a global effort aimed at screening, identification, and early diagnosis of hypertension in order […]
Reproductive History Linked to Later Stroke Risk
A history of infertility, recurrent miscarriage, or stillbirth may be a risk factor for stroke later in life, according to an analysis of eight prospective cohort studies. Among over 600,000 women, infertility was associated with an increased risk of non-fatal stroke (HR 1.14, 95% CI 1.08-1.20), while a history of at least three miscarriages was […]
5 Limiting Beliefs for Doctors to Overcome on the Way to Financial Freedom
Mindset is the most important factor determining your financial wellness. I will never not believe this. I know this to be a fact because I saw how much my financial well-being changed for the better once I began working on a healthy money mindset. And the enemies of a healthy money mindset are limiting beliefs. […]
Is Alzheimer’s Risk Lower With TNF Inhibitors?
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors for rheumatoid arthritis were linked with a lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia, but only in people with cardiovascular disease, data from the DREAM (Drug Repurposing for Effective Alzheimer’s Medicines) study showed. Among more than 22,000 older adults, targeted disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs overall were not associated with a […]
Healthy diet in early pregnancy reduces risk of gestational diabetes
Obesity is a significant risk factor for developing gestational diabetes mellitus, and an increasing number of pregnant women are overweight or obese. Dietary habits have an impact on both obesity and the onset of gestational diabetes mellitus. The mother-child study conducted at the University of Turku and Turku University Hospital in Finland examined the connection […]
Insomnia may be a risk factor for highly fatal brain aneurysm rupture
Insomnia may be a potential risk factor for a brain bleed from a ruptured aneurysm along with more well known risk factors of smoking and high blood pressure, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access journal of the American Heart Association. More than 3% of […]
Cleaner air has boosted US corn and soybean yields
A key factor in America’s prodigious agricultural output turns out to be something farmers can do little to control: clean air. A new Stanford-led study estimates pollution reductions between 1999 and 2019 contributed to about 20 percent of the increase in corn and soybean yield gains during that period — an amount worth about $5 […]