16 Supplements That Significantly Reduce Heart Disease Risk
A review of dietary supplements on cardiovascular health reveals the nutrients that are beneficial, those with no effect, and those that are damaging. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - May 18, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Mina Dean Tags: Heart Disease Source Type: blogs
Steroids And The Heart: A Revealing Study On Long-Term Risks
Conclusion: A Heartfelt Wake-Up Call
These pioneering studies serve as a stark reminder that every choice has consequences – and when it comes to anabolic steroids, those consequences can be heart-wrenching.
The results underscore the urgency of prioritizing health over fleeting performance gains.
As we step forward, awaiting more insights from larger studies, remember – your health is an invaluable asset, one that deserves more than temporary boosts.
Making conscious, informed choices today can shield your heart from undue harm tomorrow.
References
American Heart Association: Steroids, Other A...
Source: The EMT Spot - May 15, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael Rotman, MD, FRCPC, PhD Tags: News Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, May 15th 2023
In this study, we examined the average telomere length and telomerase activity, as well as the formation of telomere associated foci (TAFs) and the mRNA expression levels of the shelterin components in cultured primary cells of Spalax, a long-lived, hypoxia-tolerant, and cancer-resistant blind mole-rat species.
We showed that with cell passages, Spalax fibroblasts demonstrated significant shortening in telomere length, similar to rat cells, and in line with the processes observed earlier in tissues. We also demonstrated that the average telomere length in Spalax fibroblasts was significantly higher than the average ...
Source: Fight Aging! - May 14, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Mushroom Magic: A Natural Remedy For High Blood Pressure?
Conclusion
So there you have it, folks!
Mushrooms aren’t just delicious; they’re also potentially a secret weapon in our fight against hypertension.
By incorporating mushrooms into your diet, you’re not just treating your taste buds, but you’re also taking a proactive step towards better heart health.
But remember, while mushrooms and their bioactive compounds show great promise, they’re not an alternative to medical treatment.
They’re a dietary intervention, a way to supplement the efforts you’re already making to manage hypertension.
As always, if you have c...
Source: The EMT Spot - May 13, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael Rotman, MD, FRCPC, PhD Tags: News Source Type: blogs
Chest Wearable Provides Key Heart Measurements
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a new chest wearable that can obtain both electrocardiogram and seismocardiogram data from the underlying heart. While basic ECG can be monitored via smart watches, no other wearable combines it with seismocardiography, which would conventionally be obtained by listening to the heart using a stethoscope. Pairing both measurements into one device allows clinicians to get a more complete picture of cardiac health, while freeing patients to go about their daily activities wearing an unobtrusive wearable.
Wearables are changing how we monitor patients and ...
Source: Medgadget - May 10, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Cardiology ECG electrocardiography seismocardiography UTAustin Source Type: blogs
Diabetes care: is it fair enough?
This report reveals that less than half (47 per cent) of people living with diabetes in England received all eight of their required checks in 2021-22, meaning 1.9 million people did not receive the care they need. It also raises concerns about health inequalities across England, with people from the poorest areas struggling most to access vital services. It calls for urgent action to address the routine diabetes care backlog and prevent avoidable deaths of people living with diabetes.ReportDiabetes UK - news (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - May 10, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Public health and health inequalities Source Type: blogs
Empowering Healthcare: The Transformative Role of Technology in Improving Patient Care
The following is a guest article by Josh Coleman, Managing Partner at Treacy & Company by Cherry Bekaert
Healthcare has undergone massive changes over the past few years. In response, healthcare providers and organizations have accelerated their efforts to leverage technology to keep up with new customer demands and provide high-quality care to patients.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the technologies rapidly transforming the healthcare industry and changing how healthcare is delivered. From wearable patches that monitor vitals to 3D printing life-size replicas of organs, AI has enabled healthcare providers to ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - May 9, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: AI/Machine Learning Communication and Patient Experience EMR-EHR Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System AI-Enabled Tools AI-Powered Charting Software Artificial Intelligence Cherry Bekaert Electronic Health Records Source Type: blogs
Athletes Exhibit Half the Incidence of Hypertension in the General Population
Cardiovascular aging is greatly influenced by exercise and physical fitness, to the point at which one can point to physically active hunter-gatherer populations that exhibit very few of the common cardiovascular issues present in wealthier first world populations. Researchers here report on a study of cardiovascular aging in competitive athletic individuals, noting that they exhibit less than half of the risk of hypertension observed in the general population. This is one of many examples of the way in which athletes tend to be healthier than the average.
Master athlete is a term applied to individuals typically ...
Source: Fight Aging! - May 8, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, May 8th 2023
In conclusion, NAT mitigated age-associated cerebral injury in mice through gut-brain axis. The findings provide novel evidence for the effect of NAT on anti-aging, and highlight the potential application of NAT as an effective intervention against age-related diseases.
Retinal Cell Reprogramming Restores Vision in Non-Human Primate Study
https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2023/05/retinal-cell-reprogramming-restores-vision-in-non-human-primate-study/
Early applications of in vivo cellular reprogramming to medicine are cautiously focused on retinal regeneration. The eye is as close to an isolated system...
Source: Fight Aging! - May 7, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
How Technology Can Help Us Achieve Health Equity
There has been an incredible rise in technological advancements in the world of healthcare recently due to our sudden need for everything to be digital when COVID hit. While the cases of COVID have gone down and we’ve settled into a new normal, that isn’t the only crisis that we need a tech fix too. We need to start searching for how we can use technology, new or old, to fix health inequality and discrimination.
We reached out to our beautiful Healthcare IT Today Community to get their insights on the role technology can play in working towards health equity. The following is what they had to say and be sure to...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - May 5, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: C-Suite Leadership Communication and Patient Experience Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System IT Infrastructure and Dev Ops Regulations Alex Rothberg Andrew Kobylinski Ben Zaniello MD Bronwyn Spira Cardio Diagnosti Source Type: blogs
Protein Aggregation in the Aging Heart
As noted in this open access paper, protein misfolding and aggregation is a body-wide feature of aging, not only associated with the brain and neurodegenerative conditions. In the case of the heart, it is becoming apparent that misfolding of transthyretin to form amyloid can play a role in heart disease, and this form of amyloidosis may grow to be the majority cause of death for supercentenarians. The paper here is a more general tour of relevant mechanisms rather than a focus on any one specific protein, but is nonetheless interesting.
Protein homeostasis, the balance between protein synthesis and degradation, re...
Source: Fight Aging! - May 5, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Extending the GrimAge Epigenetic Clock with Physical Fitness Measures
An aging clock can be built from near any collection of data that changes with age. The first epigenetic clocks used DNA methylation status for many different locations on the genome, but just about any biochemical or physiological measure can be incorporated into a clock algorithm. Since early epigenetic clocks were insensitive to physical fitness, it is interesting to see an attempt to extend a later epigenetic clock by adding assessments of physical fitness. Can there be a hypothetical best clock, one that accurately reflects the result of any intervention in aging, or will it always be the case that clocks will only ap...
Source: Fight Aging! - May 3, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Workplace Discrimination: The Surprising Cause Of High Blood Pressure
Conclusion: The Urgent Need To Combat Workplace Discrimination And Its Health Consequences
In conclusion, the study’s findings emphasize the alarming link between workplace discrimination and high bp, shedding light on the detrimental effects discrimination can have on employees’ physical health.
The research underscores the urgent need for employers to create and enforce anti-discriminatory policies and cultivate inclusive work environments.
Healthcare professionals should also play an active role in addressing this issue by asking patients about their work experiences and potential discrimination t...
Source: The EMT Spot - May 2, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael Rotman, MD, FRCPC, PhD Tags: News Source Type: blogs
Finally A Good Wearable Blood Pressure Monitor: Aktiia Bracelet Review
The digital health revolution has been lagging behind in at least one major field: blood pressure monitoring. For a very long time, there were no better solutions in the market than traditional cuffs. Even the first smartwatches (like the one I tested from Omron), were big and uncomfortable to wear. So it was time for companies to realise the future of BP monitoring lies in Photoplethysmography (PPG).
PPG is a non-invasive optical technique used to measure blood volume changes in the microvascular bed of tissue. It works by shining a light onto the skin and then measuring the variations in light intensity that result fr...
Source: The Medical Futurist - May 2, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: Health Sensors & Trackers Aktiia review blood pressure wearable blood pressure monitor non-invasive blood pressure monitor blood pressure bracelet digital health sensors Source Type: blogs
Bonus Features – April 30, 2023 – 68% of providers say improving patient collections is a high priority, hospital expenses have increased 2x the Medicare IPPS reimbursement rate since 2019, and more
This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.
News and Studies
Compared to other industries, healthcare is leading the way in improving networks to support edge computing, according to the latest AT&T Cybersecurity Insights Report. Budgets for edge computing go into fo...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 30, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT AHA AltaMed AT&T AvaSure Butterfly Network Censinet Clearwater Clinician Nexus Conifer Health Solutions CWH Advisors Cyturus Datavant DrFirst eClinicalWorks eCW Fortified Health Security Healthcare IT Today Source Type: blogs
