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Lower Blood Pressure, Sharper Minds, Less Dementia, Longer Lives πŸ§ πŸ’ŠπŸŒΎ show art Lower Blood Pressure, Sharper Minds, Less Dementia, Longer Lives πŸ§ πŸ’ŠπŸŒΎ

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🧠 Big win for brains & blood pressure! In a massive rural China trial (n=33,995), lowering BP with non-physician care ↓ dementia risk by 15%! A scalable, lifesaving model for LMICs. πŸŒΎπŸ’ŠπŸ“‰ #Dementia #Hypertension #GlobalHealth

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πŸš€πŸŒ¬οΈ Nasal vaccines: A breath of fresh air in respiratory infection prevention! 🌟 Boosts mucosal immunity (SIgA & IgG) πŸ’ͺ, reduces transmission 🌑️, and protects against COVID-19, influenza, RSV, and more! #Vaccines #PublicHealth #Innovation πŸ¦ πŸ’‰

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🚨 New hope for high Lp(a)! πŸ’‰ Lepodisiran, a long-acting siRNA, slashed Lp(a) by 94% with just 2 shots/year. πŸ”¬ RNA precision meets cardiac prevention. πŸ“‰ Silent killer, silenced. #CardioTwitter #RNAtherapy #LipoproteinA

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πŸŒ¬οΈπŸšΆβ€β™‚οΈ COPD comes in many forms! From chronic bronchitis πŸͺ« to emphysema πŸ’¨, frequent exacerbators 🚨, asthma-COPD overlap πŸŒͺ️, and eosinophilic type 🧫. Tailoring treatment to phenotype is key! #COPD #PrecisionMedicine #RespiratoryCare

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πŸš€ TANDEM Trial: Combining Obicetrapib & Ezetimibe for a powerful LDL reduction! πŸ’Š βœ… -48.6% vs placebo, -27.9% vs Ezetimibe, -16.8% vs Obicetrapib πŸ’ͺ Safe, effective, and oral! #Cardiology #LipidManagement #ASCVD

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A gut fungus πŸ„ (Fusarium foetens) secretes FF-C1 πŸ§ͺ, a metabolite that inhibits CerS6 and lowers ceramides πŸ©Έβ€”shielding mice from MASH πŸ›‘οΈ. Fungi aren’t just freeloadersβ€”they may be our next therapeutic allies! πŸ’ŠπŸ§  #Microbiome #LiverHealth #FungalTherapy #Science

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πŸ’ͺ Powerful Cholesterol Control: Obicetrapib in the Spotlight 🌟 show art πŸ’ͺ Powerful Cholesterol Control: Obicetrapib in the Spotlight 🌟

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πŸš€ Obicetrapib: A Breakthrough in LDL Lowering! πŸ“‰ Reduced LDL by 29.9% in high-risk patients (p<0.001) πŸ’‘ Promising adjunct to lipid-lowering therapy! #Cardiology #LipidManagement #HeartHealth πŸ’“

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Here’s a tweet with emojis based on the article:   🧬 Middle-age spread decoded! πŸ•°οΈ Visceral fat grows in midlife not from bigger cellsβ€”but new ones! 🎯 CP-A cells fire up fat formation via LIFR–STAT3 πŸ”₯ πŸ’Š Targeting them may halt metabolic disease before it starts. #Aging #Obesity #CellBiology #Metabolism 🧫   Would you like a version with a more humorous tone or one tailored for clinicians?

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πŸ”πŸ“ŠπŸ›‘οΈ Detect, Decode, Defend: A New Era in Coronary Risk Prediction show art πŸ”πŸ“ŠπŸ›‘οΈ Detect, Decode, Defend: A New Era in Coronary Risk Prediction

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🚨 New era in heart disease prediction! 🧬 + πŸ§ͺ + πŸ€– = Meta-prediction model that beats PCE & QRISK3 πŸ“ˆ Detects hidden CAD risk in young, women & β€œlow-risk” groups 🎯 Precision prevention just got personal. πŸ«€ Published in Nature Medicine #CardioTwitter #AI #Genomics #CAD

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Dr RR Baliga's Philosophical Discourses: Epicurus (Greece, 341–270 BCE) – Founder of Epicureanism show art Dr RR Baliga's Philosophical Discourses: Epicurus (Greece, 341–270 BCE) – Founder of Epicureanism

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Epicurus (341–270 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher who founded Epicureanism, emphasizing the pursuit of a tranquil, happy life through ataraxia (freedom from fear) and aponia (absence of pain). His teachings combined atomism, ethics, and naturalistic theology, advocating simple living, friendship, and the rejection of superstition.

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