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The latest report on a 13-year blood pressure management study by Wake Forest University School of Medicine provided additional evidence that continuing maintenance remains a key to reducing cardiovascular disease.
In 2015, published findings from the landmark Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) showed that intensive blood pressure management reduced cardiovascular disease and lowered the risk of death. In 2019, results of the SPRINT MIND trial showed that lowering blood pressure also reduced the risk of mild cognitive impairment in older adults.
Eating one avocado a day for six months was found to have no effect on belly fat, liver fat or waist circumference in people with overweight or obesity, according to new research at Penn State. However, it did lead to a slight decrease in unhealthy cholesterol levels.
The Tax Aide Program of the AARP Foundation will be providing free personal income tax return preparation this year. Trained and certified volunteers will assist in preparing and e-filing the
David Reboussin, Ph.D., Joseph Rigdon, Ph.D. and Jaime Lynn Speiser, Ph.D. Guest columnists This holiday season, we are fortunate to receive a gift from modern medicine: vaccines for COVID-19. Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech have completed clinical trials for their vaccines, which will likely be distributed widely in the coming weeks. The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine received an emergency use authorization from the FDA on Dec. 10, meaning that it can be now used to protect people from getting COVID-19. Following a yearlong pandemic, news of COVID-19 vaccines becoming available brings mixed...