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Lateral spine imaging to detect abdominal aortic calcification during bone density scanning may identify older women at high risk for dementia, new research suggests.

Genes and associated networks regulating immune response may modulate 90-day ischemic stroke outcomes and be used to predict outcomes.

The findings reignite concerns that the benefit shown with icosapent ethyl might have been related to harms caused by the placebo mineral oil.

Weight loss and multiple improvements in lipid parameters linked to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease were seen in a phase 1 trial.

The US population is well below optimal levels of cardiovascular health, according to the first study of the AHAs new Lifes Essential 8 CV health checklist, now updated to include sleep.

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

About 80% of people in the U.S. have low to moderate cardiovascular health based on the American Heart Association's new Life's Essential 8™ checklist according to a new study published today in Circulation, the Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal. Life's Essential 8™, also published today in Circulation, details the Association's updated guidance to measure cardiovascular health, adding healthy sleep as essential for ideal heart and brain health.

Sleep duration is now considered an essential component for ideal heart and brain health. Life's Essential 8™ cardiovascular health score replaces Life's Simple 7™, according to a new Presidential Advisory, Life's Essential 8-;Updating and Enhancing the American Heart Association's Construct on Cardiovascular Health, published today in Circulation, the Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal.

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.