How To Live With High Blood Pressure?
Conclusion In conclusion, it is essential to recognize that relying solely on medications may not provide a long-term solution for living with high blood pressure. Instead, incorporating a comprehensive approach that includes lifestyle modifications and self-care is crucial. By making the management of high blood pressure a part of your daily life, you can lead a happier and healthier existence. This involves following a balanced diet, engaging in regular physical activity, managing stress effectively, and monitoring your blood pressure regularly. Remember, it is the cumulative effort of these actions that c...
Source: The EMT Spot - June 1, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael Rotman, MD, FRCPC, PhD Tags: Blood Pressure Source Type: blogs

Fight Aging! Newsletter, May 29th 2023
In this study, we used a Drosophila model to understand the role of the dec2P384R mutation on animal health and elucidate the mechanisms driving these physiological changes. We found that the expression of the mammalian dec2P384R transgene in fly sleep neurons was sufficient to mimic the short sleep phenotype observed in mammals. Remarkably, dec2P384Rmutants lived significantly longer with improved health despite sleeping less. In particular, dec2P384R mutants were more stress resistant and displayed improved mitochondrial fitness in flight muscles. Differential gene expression analyses went on to reveal several altered tr...
Source: Fight Aging! - May 28, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs

Why I celebrate my diaversary
Do you celebrate your diabetes anniversary? There are countless stories from people that remember their diagnosis.  They can tell you about how they felt prior to their diagnosis, and events that happened during and shortly after. Some can remember every detail about their diagnosis, and others, like me, were too young to recall much about it so many years later. For many people, it is a time of year marked by memories of how their lives drastically changed.  A life now full of n...
Source: Scott's Diabetes Blog - May 26, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Scott K. Johnson Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs

Hunger Extends Life in Flies Independently of Calorie Intake
Calorie restriction is the practice of eating fewer calories while still obtaining an optimal intake of micronutrients. In recent years work in flies has expanded the understanding of how perception of food and regulation of hunger interacts with the health benefits and slowed aging that result from calorie restriction. Allowing flies to scent food removes the benefits of a lowered calorie intake, for example. Here, researchers generate a lineage of flies that can be induced to be constantly hungry, and they find that this produces similar benefits to calorie restriction even while the flies eat more than their unmo...
Source: Fight Aging! - May 26, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs

12 Ways To Effectively Prevent High Blood Pressure
Conclusion  In a nutshell, preventing high blood pressure is undeniably easier and effective than treating it. The increasing prevalence and devastating consequences of this condition necessitate proactive measures. By adopting a healthy lifestyle, making mindful dietary choices, engaging in regular exercise, managing stress, and prioritizing sleep, we can effectively prevent high blood pressure and its complications. Regular check-ups, limiting caffeine and sodium intake, managing chronic conditions, practicing mindful eating, and avoiding processed foods are additional steps to consider. While an organic...
Source: The EMT Spot - May 25, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael Rotman, MD, FRCPC, PhD Tags: Blood Pressure Source Type: blogs

12 Ways To Effectively Prevent High Blood Pressure
Conclusion  In a nutshell, preventing high blood pressure is undeniably easier and effective than treating it. The increasing prevalence and devastating consequences of this condition necessitate proactive measures. By adopting a healthy lifestyle, making mindful dietary choices, engaging in regular exercise, managing stress, and prioritizing sleep, we can effectively prevent high blood pressure and its complications. Regular check-ups, limiting caffeine and sodium intake, managing chronic conditions, practicing mindful eating, and avoiding processed foods are additional steps to consider. While an organic...
Source: The EMT Spot - May 25, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael Rotman, MD, FRCPC, PhD Tags: Blood Pressure Source Type: blogs

How RPM Can Reduce AI ’s Bias Problem & Improve Health Equity
The following is a guest article by Arnaud Rosier, PhD, Founder and CEO at Implicity Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the most promising breakthrough technologies of the modern healthcare era, yet it also has the potential to be one of the most dangerous. AI algorithms that are trained on limited or poorly representative data sets can exhibit signs of bias in their results, skewing decision-making and possibly leading to ethnic, gender, and social discrimination and other unintentional consequences for the patients they serve. Unfortunately, research shows that bias is already creeping into the nascent field of AI an...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - May 19, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: AI/Machine Learning Analytics/Big Data Clinical Health IT Company Healthcare IT Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring Academic Medical Center Ai Algorithm AI bias AMC Arnaud Rosier PhD Artificial Intelligence Dr. Arnaud Rosier HCP Source Type: blogs

In Other Words: Media —Getting the News and Growing Cells
The word media may make many of us think about media outlets where we get our news or social media where we keep up with friends. But to biomedical researchers, media is a nutrient-rich liquid that fuels cell cultures—groups of cells grown in a lab. Scientists grow many types of cultures in media, from bacteria to human cells. They use these cultures to learn about basic biological processes and to develop and test new medicines. Credit: NIGMS. The Basic Needs for Life Like all of us, cultures need specific nutrients and conditions to survive. A cell culture’s media provides those nutrients and is an ideal ...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - May 17, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Cells In Other Words Microbes Research Organisms Source Type: blogs

15 Causes Of High Blood Pressure: Your Essential Guide To Navigating Hypertension Triggers
Conclusion In conclusion, high blood pressure can go unnoticed until it causes serious health issues, making it crucial to understand its causes and take preventative measures. Lifestyle factors, genetics, and medical conditions can contribute to high blood pressure, but maintaining a healthy weight, exercising regularly, reducing salt intake, eating a healthy diet, limiting alcohol consumption, and quitting smoking can help prevent it. Additionally, smart blood pressure monitors and natural supplements can aid in managing blood pressure levels and promoting heart health. By implementing these strategies and re...
Source: The EMT Spot - May 14, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael Rotman, MD, FRCPC, PhD Tags: Blood Pressure 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

How Fat And Sugar Warp Your Food Preferences (M)
A 'sweet tooth' is something we acquire, rather than being born with it. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - May 4, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Neuroscience subscribers-only Source Type: blogs

SNAP and Obesity
Chris EdwardsCongress is scheduled to reauthorize the Farm Bill this year, the largest part of which is the $127 billion Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The SNAP, or food stamp, program is run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). It was created in 1964 to improve nutrition for low ‐​income families, but the economic situation and food consumption of such families has greatly changed since then.Cato ’s John Early and colleagueshave described how real levels of poverty in America have plunged over the decades. One change has been food consumption. Chart 1  shows that calories have risen subs...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - May 3, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Chris Edwards Source Type: blogs

Science Snippet: The Power of Proteins
Some might think that protein is only important for weightlifters. In truth, all life relies on the activity of protein molecules. A single human cell contains thousands of different proteins with diverse roles, including: Actin proteins in a cell’s cytoskeleton. Credit: Xiaowei Zhuang, HHMI, Harvard University, and Nature Publishing Group. Providing structure. Proteins such as actin make up the three-dimensional cytoskeleton that gives cells structure and determines their shapes. Aiding chemical reactions. Many proteins are biological catalysts called enzymes that speed up the rate of chemical reactions by redu...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - May 3, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Cells Molecular Structures Cellular Processes Medicines Proteins Science Snippet Source Type: blogs

Nutrition: Major Government Fail?
Chris EdwardsAmericans are getting used to failures by government experts. Government economists have a  dismal forecasting record. Government actions and advice during the pandemic were often misguided. And dozens of former government intelligence experts got the Hunter Biden laptop storywrong.A less recognized but also important failure may be in nutrition. Federal experts appear to have issued faulty advice for decades, even as American obesityexploded from 15 percent in the 1970s to 42 percent today. Federal guidance on nutrition has a  large influence on health practice across society. Some researchers argue that Am...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - April 26, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Chris Edwards Source Type: blogs