Researchers Are Using AI to Find New Alzheimer ’ s Risk Factors
Brain experts have a pretty good handle on some of the major risk factors that contribute to Alzheimer’s—from a person’s genes to their physical activity levels, how much formal education they’ve received, and how socially engaged they are.
But one promise of AI in medicine is that it can spot less obvious links that humans can’t always see. Could AI help uncover conditions linked to Alzheimer’s that have so far been overlooked?
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To find out, Marina Sirota and her team at University of California San Francisco (UCSF) ran a machine-lear...
Source: TIME: Health - March 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
World Obesity Day 2024: Fasting and obesity prevention
4 March 2024, Cairo, Egypt – Today, World Obesity Day 2024, is a chance to highlight the need to talk about obesity and youth. Obesity is a major health issue in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region. More than half of women (53%), nearly half of men (45%) and an alarming 8% of school-aged children and adolescents are obese, while 20.5% are overweight.
If no action is taken to address obesity, these figures are expected to rise.
World Obesity Day this year coincides with the holy month of Ramadan. The daily fasting period, from dawn to sunset, offers a structured way to reset one’s relationship with food. It’s a cha...
Source: WHO EMRO News - March 3, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Doctor shares four best foods that will help slash your cholesterol levels
Adding these foods to your daily routine could lower your risk for heart attacks and strokes. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Three 'seemingly healthy' breakfasts that are 'worst' for high cholesterol
A nutritionist has revealed three breakfast choices that are "worst" for high cholesterol. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Biden's bill of health: Annual check-up reveals more details about President's sleep apnea disorder which is linked to dementia - as well as heart and cholesterol conditions which put him at risk of strokes
President Joe Biden's annual physical revealed 'no new concerns' - but it shed more light on several health conditions suffered by the 81-year-old. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'I'm a doctor - here are five surprising foods that lower cholesterol’
Healthy dietary choices can go a long way in managing your cholesterol levels, with five foods being especially potent. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Lipid Association of India issues new updated heart disease guidelines for Indian patients
LAI has been advocating for regular lipid profile screenings from the age of 20, and from the age of two for those with a family history of high cholesterol or premature coronary heart disease in men under 55 years and women under 65 years. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - February 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'The best way to lower your cholesterol' - nutritionist's four dietary tweaks
A well-balanced diet could be one of the most potent weapons you can add to your arsenal of protection against high cholesterol. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The '30 minute' diet that could help burn fat and lower cholesterol
This simple diet has been hailed as an effective and sustainable way to aid weight loss. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Could Hair Loss Drug Finasteride Help Men's Hearts?
THURSDAY, Feb. 22, 2024 -- The common hair-loss drug in Propecia and Proscar might lower men ’s risk of heart disease by lowering cholesterol levels, a new study suggests.Finasteride is used to treat male pattern baldness, and it’s also been... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 22, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
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Chef Adrienne Cheatham says Southern cuisine is the original farm-to-table and goes far beyond its perception as fried and heavy. To prove her point, she puts a pin in the kale craze by shining a light on its potassium-packed, cholesterol-reducing cousin. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - February 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Common hair loss treatment could also cut heart disease risk, says study
A study found the drug significantly lowered cholesterol levels, a key risk factor for heart disease. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
REVEALED: The truth about high cholesterol foods like eggs and cheese - and why they won't impact your heart health as much as you think
Foods like steak, liver and eggs are known to be high in cholesterol - which can build up in blood vessels and increase heart attack risk. So why do experts now say they are less harmful than we thought? (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nine things you may not know about cholesterol
Two Yale cardiologists discuss all things cholesterol, including how to check it and treatment options for high cholesterol. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - February 19, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Health warning over vitamin added to breakfast cereals, pasta and bread as scientists find it may be a 'significant' driver of heart attacks and strokes
Niacin, found in breakfast cereals and other 'fortified' food products was recommended to lower cholesterol. Dr Stanley Hazen, of Cleveland Clinic in Ohio said it could cause cardiovascular disease. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
