๐ฏ Nuts About Health: Daily Dose, Daily Gains?
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๐ฅ Daily almonds = big wins for metabolic health! โ โ LDL & total cholesterol โ โ Vitamin E (ฮฑ-tocopherol) โ โ Gut inflammation (calprotectin, MPO) โ No change in systemic inflammation or weight Crunch wisely, live heart-smart! โค๏ธ๐ง #Nutrition #MetabolicSyndrome #RCT #Almonds #GutHealth
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๐งฌ Age, Clocks, and Plasma: The Biology of Rejuvenation
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๐งช Can we turn back the clock? A new RCT shows TPE + IVIG reversed biological age by 2.6 years in older adults! ๐๐งฌ โ Boosted naรฏve T cells โ ๏ธ Small sample, no clinical endpoints ๐ Personalized markers predict response #Aging #LongevityScience #Epigenetics ๐ง๐โจ
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๐ Eat the Polyphenol Rainbow: Quantity + Variety = Longevity
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๐ฅ New study in Nature Food: Greater diversity of flavonoid intakeโnot just quantityโlinked to โ risk of death, diabetes, heart disease & more ๐๐๐ต Eat the rainbow daily: apples, tea, berries, citrus, greens = longevity boost ๐ช๐งฌ #Nutrition #Longevity #Flavonoids
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Dr RR Baliga's Philosophical Discourses: Marcus Aurelius (Rome, 121โ180 CE) โ Roman Emperor and Stoic Philosopher
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Marcus Aurelius (121โ180 CE), a Roman emperor and prominent Stoic philosopher, ruled from 161 to 180 CE. As the last of the Five Good Emperors, his reign marked the end of the Pax Romana, a period of relative peace in the Roman Empire. Known for his military campaigns against Parthians and Germanic tribes, he also endured the devastating Antonine Plague. His philosophical reflections, compiled in Meditations, offer insight into Stoic ethics and personal leadership. Marcus was succeeded by his son Commodus, whose rule marked a decline in Romeโs stability. His legacy endures in both...
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๐ฉธ Tiny Messengers, Big Damage: How RBC EVs Wreck Vascular Health in Diabetes
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๐ฉธ New JCI study reveals how RBC-derived EVs ๐งฌ in #Type2Diabetes sneak into endothelial cells ๐งซ, delivering arginase-1 & sparking oxidative stress ๐ฅโa hidden cause of vascular dysfunction. Blocking EV uptake = ๐ก new therapy? ๐ https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI180900 #CardioTwitter #Diabetes #VascularBiology
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๐งญ From Prevention to Precision of Alzheimers Disease: New Frontiers
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Big shift in Alzheimerโs care! We can now predict it years in advance using ๐ฉธ biomarkers like p-tau217, ๐งฌ genetic risk, & ๐ค AI-analyzed retina scans. Prevention = lifestyle ๐ฅฆ๐โโ๏ธ๐ค, vaccines ๐, & maybe GLP-1s ๐. Why wait to treat when you can PREVENT? ๐ #Alzheimers #PrecisionMedicine #AI
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๐ฉธ Fueling Inflammation: Haematometabolism & Heart Disease
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๐งฌ Did you know your blood cell metabolism could fuel heart disease? ๐ Disrupted haematometabolism = more inflammation, less cleanup ๐งน Efferocytosis fails โ plaques grow ๐ง Aging + CHIP mutations = ๐ฅ risk ๐ฅ Fix it with fasting, fitness & future therapies! #CardioTwitter #MedEd #Haematometabolism โค๏ธ
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Mastering the Microbiome: Bugs, Biomarkers, and Beyond ๐ฌ
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๐งฌ The microbiome is medicineโs next frontier! From Fecal Transplants ๐ฉ to probiotics ๐ฆ , diagnostics ๐ to designer bugs ๐งชโweโre decoding disease, predicting treatment, and redefining care. But challenges remain. ๐๏ธ Dive into the FAQs with Got Knowledge Doc! #Microbiome #GutHealth #MedTwitter ๐
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๐ From Injection to Ingestion: SOUL Sparks a CKM Revolution
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๐ข New from the SOUL trial! ๐ Oral semaglutide cuts heart attack risk in T2DM ๐ซ but shows no benefit for stroke ๐ง or kidney disease ๐งซ. A win for adherence, a push for CKM integration! ๐๐ก #Diabetes #Cardiology #NEJM #CKM #GLP1RA @doximity
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โณ Pesticides, Proximity, Parkinsonโs: The Hidden Risk of Golf Courses
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๐๏ธโโ๏ธโณ Living near golf courses may increase Parkinsonโs risk! ๐ Case-control study: Risk highest within 1โ3 miles ๐ง Contaminated groundwater & pesticides likely culprits ๐ง aOR up to 2.98 for <2 miles vs >6 miles! ๐ Risk โ 13% per mile after 3 miles ๐ [JAMA 2025] #Neurology #Parkinsons #EnvironmentalHealth #GolfRisk @doximity
info_outline๐ฆ Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) is a deadly bloodstream infection with high rates of complications like endocarditis and abscesses.
๐ Early detection, MRSA coverage with vancomycin/daptomycin, and source control (๐ช remove catheters, drain abscesses) are critical.
๐ Use echocardiography and VIRSTA score to guide management.
โ Once susceptibilities return, de-escalate and tailor therapyโMSSA loves cefazolin!