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Tufts University researchers say new findings could advance personalized nutrition, improving diet and reducing the risk for obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.

Alternating on and off the lifesaving drugs in unblinded personal trials improved uptake, compared with usual care, in a small study, setting the stage for a larger feasibility trial.

While the overall life expectancy increased in both men and women, researchers at the Annals of Internal Medicine found that disparities persisted when race was factored in.

Data show that lifestyle modifications can help patients with diabetes lose weight and achieve remission. But experts question whether lifestyle modifications affect cardiovascular and renal events.

The recommendations, the authors said, "provide a framework for management of a typical, otherwise healthy patient being treated with isotretinoin for acne."

The failure to last at least 10 seconds on a one-legged standing test was linked to dramatically increased odds of dying among middle-aged and older people, a new study found.

Adding remnant cholesterol to guideline prediction models should improve identification of those who would benefit most from statin treatment for primary prevention, a new study suggests.

The statement recommends strategies to help patients stay on statin medications and suggests alternatives that can be used in patients who really cannot tolerate statins.

Observational data add to a growing link between SGLT2 inhibitor treatment and atrial fibrillation prevention in people with type 2 diabetes.

A history of prediabetes is a predictor of MI independent of any other risk factor, suggesting that screening efforts should increase.