These newly identified risk factors include inflammatory diseases. These risk-raising conditions include gout, psoriasis, lupus, inflammatory bowel disease, and autoimmune collagen vascular diseases. These diseases are all associated with an increased tendency to develop coronary artery disease. Each of the conditions increases the inflammasome.... Read More
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A New Breast Cancer Risk
This is the first study analyzing breast density changes, over time, in an individual breast (rather than averaging the two breasts). While breast density typically declines with age, a slower rate of decline in one breast (than the other) often precedes a cancer diagnosis in that breast.... Read More
Chat GPT as a Doctor
“AI is more dangerous than, say, mismanaged aircraft design or production maintenance or bad car production, in the sense that it is, it has the potential — however small one may regard that probability, but it is non-trivial — it has the potential of civilization destruction.” — Elon Musk.... Read More
COVID-19 and Diabetes
What this means, in layperson language, is that the virus affects pancreas insulin levels and secretion. The destruction of pancreas beta cells is linked with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. ... Read More
Is Your Protein Bar Healthy?
If you’re having a protein bar as a snack or post-workout supplement, aim for a one that has roughly 200 calories per serving, with fewer than five grams of fat and five grams of added sugar. And the amount of protein it contains can vary from bar to bar, but you might want to aim for one with 15 to 20 grams per serving.... Read More
NASA: How to Nap
Compared to individuals who reported never taking a nap, people who usually nap had a 1.12 times higher likelihood of developing high blood pressure and a 1.24-fold increase in stroke risk;... Read More