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Beyond Cholesterol ๐ŸŒช๏ธ: ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿฉบ: Lp(a)โ€™s Reach in the South Asian Diaspora show art Beyond Cholesterol ๐ŸŒช๏ธ: ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿฉบ: Lp(a)โ€™s Reach in the South Asian Diaspora

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๐Ÿ”ฌ New Review Alert! ๐Ÿซ€   South Asians face one of the highest global burdens of premature heart disease โ€” and Lp(a) may be the silent culprit. ๐Ÿ“ˆ In a comprehensive JAHA 2025 review, researchers reveal how 25% of South Asians have dangerously elevated Lp(a) levels, doubling their risk of myocardial infarction. ๐Ÿงฌ๐Ÿ’ฅ   Key takeaways: โœ… Lp(a) is genetically driven & unaffected by lifestyle โœ… Risk is underestimated by standard calculators โœ… Novel therapies (PCSK9i, siRNA, ASOs) are on the horizon โœ… One-time testing is now strongly recommended in all South Asians...

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๐Ÿซ Early Edge, Not Late Armor โ€” Why Brain Aging Ignores Your Diploma show art ๐Ÿซ Early Edge, Not Late Armor โ€” Why Brain Aging Ignores Your Diploma

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๐Ÿ“ข New insights on education & brain aging! ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ“‰   A mega-analysis across 33 countries (170K+ participants, 15K+ MRIs) shows ๐Ÿ“š higher education boosts baseline memoryโ€”but doesnโ€™t slow brain aging or cognitive decline over time. โŒ๐Ÿง“   โœ… Early-life traits (like childhood cognition & environment) drive the advantage.   ๐Ÿ”— Education mattersโ€”but not in the way we thought. Full story: โ€œReevaluating the role of education on cognitive decline and brain agingโ€ in Nature Medicine ๐Ÿงฌ๐ŸŒ   #CognitiveHealth #BrainAging #LifelongLearning...

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๐Ÿ“‰ โ€œLp(a) is a Vascular Crystal Ballโ€ ๐Ÿšท๐Ÿฆฟ๐Ÿ›ฃ๏ธ show art ๐Ÿ“‰ โ€œLp(a) is a Vascular Crystal Ballโ€ ๐Ÿšท๐Ÿฆฟ๐Ÿ›ฃ๏ธ

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๐Ÿงฌ Just dropped: our latest podcast episode ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ dives into Lipoprotein(a) and its powerful role in predicting vascular disease beyond the heart ๐Ÿซ€โ€”including PAD ๐Ÿฆต and stroke ๐Ÿง .   ๐Ÿ“Š Based on a massive UK Biobank study (n=460K+), high Lp(a) levels (โ‰ฅ150 nmol/L) were linked to: โ€ข 18% โ†‘ risk of PAD โ€ข 17% โ†‘ risk of carotid stenosis โ€ข 60% โ†‘ risk of major limb events   โš ๏ธ Lp(a) is more than a lab valueโ€”itโ€™s a Vascular Crystal Ball.   #LipoproteinA #PAD #Stroke #VascularMedicine #PrecisionCardiology #CardioPodcast #Biomarkers #Atherosclerosis...

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Dr. RR Baligaโ€™s Philosophical Discourses: Avicenna (Ibn Sina) (Islamic World, 980โ€“1037 CE) โ€“ The Book of Healing show art Dr. RR Baligaโ€™s Philosophical Discourses: Avicenna (Ibn Sina) (Islamic World, 980โ€“1037 CE) โ€“ The Book of Healing

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๐Ÿง โœจ Dive into the mind of Avicenna (Ibn Sina) โ€” the Persian polymath who shaped medicine, metaphysics, and logic for centuries. From the Canon of Medicine to the Book of Healing, his legacy lives on in modern science and thought. ๐ŸŽ“๐Ÿ“š #Philosophy #Medicine #Avicenna

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Scan. Score. Prevent. ๐Ÿ“Š๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ’Š: A New Era in South Asian Heart Health? show art Scan. Score. Prevent. ๐Ÿ“Š๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ’Š: A New Era in South Asian Heart Health?

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๐Ÿ“ข New Data Drop! ๐Ÿซ€๐Ÿ’ฅ South Asian adults in the U.S. have an earlier and sharper rise in coronary artery calcium (CAC) โ€” a silent marker of heart disease risk! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ“Š   In a first-of-its-kind study combining MASALA & DILWALE cohorts (n=2,743), 65% of South Asian men and 30% of women had CAC >0 by age 55 โ€” and women catch up fast after menopause. ๐Ÿšนโžก๏ธ๐Ÿšบ   ๐Ÿ“Œ Sex-specific CAC percentiles = smarter screening, better prevention. ๐Ÿ’ก Time to rethink traditional risk calculators for this high-risk group.   ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Podcast title: โ€œMen First, Women...

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๐Ÿ• Engineered, Addictive, Unregulated โ€” Why Ultra-Processed Foods Deserve a DSM Diagnosis  show art ๐Ÿ• Engineered, Addictive, Unregulated โ€” Why Ultra-Processed Foods Deserve a DSM Diagnosis

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๐Ÿšจ New Insights from Nature Medicine ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ• Can cookies and chips hijack your brain like cocaine? A compelling new article argues that ultra-processed food addiction mirrors classic substance use disorders โ€” down to the cravings, compulsive use, and reward circuit disruption.   With GLP-1 drugs bridging obesity and addiction treatment, is it time the DSM-5 recognized food addiction?   ๐Ÿงฌ Science says yes. โš–๏ธ Policy is lagging. ๐Ÿ“ข Letโ€™s start the conversation.   #FoodAddiction #UltraProcessedFoods #DSM5 #GLP1 #PublicHealth #Neuroscience #Obesity #HealthPolicy...

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Hypertension: Treat Early, Treat All, Save More ๐Ÿ’Š๐ŸŒโค๏ธ show art Hypertension: Treat Early, Treat All, Save More ๐Ÿ’Š๐ŸŒโค๏ธ

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๐Ÿšจ New Hypertension Guidance Alert! ๐Ÿฉบ๐Ÿ’ก   The British & Irish Hypertension Society now recommends treating all adults with sustained BP โ‰ฅ135/85 mmHgโ€”regardless of CVD riskโ€”and targeting <130/80 mmHg within 6 months. No more waiting for risk scores to rise ๐Ÿ“‰โณ.   This bold, evidence-backed move aligns with global trends ๐ŸŒ and aims to end therapeutic inertia for good. Letโ€™s make treatment simpler, safer, and sooner! ๐Ÿ’Šโœ… #Hypertension #Guidelines #PrimaryCare #Cardiology #PublicHealth

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Neurons in Motion: Run, Repair, Rewire ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ”งโ€ Exercise-induced neuroplasticity in Alzheimerโ€™s disease show art Neurons in Motion: Run, Repair, Rewire ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ”งโ€ Exercise-induced neuroplasticity in Alzheimerโ€™s disease

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๐Ÿง ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ Can running rewire the Alzheimerโ€™s brain? New study in Nature Neuroscience shows how exercise transforms cell-specific gene expression in the dentate gyrus of AD mice!   Using single-nucleus RNA-seq, researchers found that voluntary running reversed transcriptional dysregulation in key cell typesโ€”especially immature neurons, astrocytes, and microglia.   ๐Ÿ’กHighlights: โœ… Neurogenesis boosted โœ… Disease-associated microglia reprogrammed โœ… Novel astrocyte subpopulation rescued   This could pave the way for targeted therapeutics rooted in the biology of...

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๐Ÿ’Š Dose, Diabetes & Destiny: The Statin Tradeoff show art ๐Ÿ’Š Dose, Diabetes & Destiny: The Statin Tradeoff

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๐Ÿšจ Statins & Diabetes: Dose Matters, But So Does Perspective ๐Ÿ’Š๐Ÿ“‰   A 2024 CTT Collaboration meta-analysis of 154,664 participants confirms: โœ… Statins modestly increase risk of diabetes (10% with moderate, 36% with high-intensity) ๐Ÿ“ˆ Small upticks in HbA1c and glucose ๐Ÿงช But most new cases were already teetering near the threshold   ๐Ÿฉบ Bottom line? Cardiovascular benefits far outweigh the diabetes risk. ๐Ÿ’ก Itโ€™s a reminder: precision prevention is about balancing risk, not eliminating it.   ๐Ÿ“š Ref: Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2024 | DOI: #Statins #Diabetes...

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๐Ÿง“๐Ÿผ The Aorta Whispers First at age 50: Signals of Systemic Senescence show art ๐Ÿง“๐Ÿผ The Aorta Whispers First at age 50: Signals of Systemic Senescence

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๐Ÿงฌ Just explored a groundbreaking 50-year proteomic atlas that charts how our proteins evolve with age across 13 human tissues!   ๐Ÿง  Key insights? Aging inflection around 50, transcriptome-proteome decoupling, amyloid buildup, and senoproteins like GAS6 & GPNMB driving vascular & systemic aging.   ๐Ÿ“Š Proteomic clocks, plasma biomarkers, and tissue-specific aging maps may redefine how we measure and manage aging.   ๐Ÿ”— Dive into the protein-powered future of aging science! #Proteomics #AgingResearch #Biomarkers #Senescence #PrecisionMedicine

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๐Ÿ’Š Big win for kidneys! In the CONFIDENCE trial, combo therapy with #Finerenone + #Empagliflozin ๐Ÿ“‰ slashed albuminuria 29โ€“32% more than either alone in CKD + T2D patients ๐Ÿงช๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ

Safe, fast, and promising! ๐Ÿ‘ฅโฑ๏ธโœ…

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