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🧠 Smart Lipids: ApoB and Lp(a) in the Age of Risk Recalibration show art 🧠 Smart Lipids: ApoB and Lp(a) in the Age of Risk Recalibration

Dr. Baliga's 'Got Knowledge Doc?' PODKASTS

🔬 New Insights in Lipidology! 🫀 A landmark study in European Heart Journal (2025) shows that Apolipoprotein B (ApoB) particle count is a more powerful predictor of coronary artery disease than traditional LDL cholesterol. While VLDL particles are more atherogenic per unit, LDL dominates by count — making total ApoB count + Lipoprotein(a) the gold standard for risk assessment. 🧪📊   👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️ Time to rethink lipid panels and embrace particle-based precision.   #Cardiology #Lipidology #ApoB #Lp(a) #PrecisionMedicine #HeartHealth #CVPrevention...

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🧠💡 From Effort to Impact: : Lifestyle Lessons for Aging Minds show art 🧠💡 From Effort to Impact: : Lifestyle Lessons for Aging Minds

Dr. Baliga's 'Got Knowledge Doc?' PODKASTS

🧠✨ Just read a thought-provoking article in JAMA on the US POINTER trial! Structured lifestyle changes (think 🏃‍♀️🥗🧩) showed modest but real gains in cognition for older adults at risk of dementia. But here’s the twist: even light-touch self-guided changes yielded nearly similar benefits. 🤯 So… 💬 Is intensity always worth the investment? Or can simplicity scale smarter? 🔗 Worth pondering as we shape the future of brain health! #DementiaPrevention #CognitiveHealth #LifestyleMedicine #PublicHealth #BrainAging 🧠📈

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Beyond Cholesterol 🌪️: 🇮🇳🩺: Lp(a)’s Reach in the South Asian Diaspora show art Beyond Cholesterol 🌪️: 🇮🇳🩺: Lp(a)’s Reach in the South Asian Diaspora

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🔬 New Review Alert! 🫀   South Asians face one of the highest global burdens of premature heart disease — and Lp(a) may be the silent culprit. 📈 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. 🧬💥   Key takeaways: ✅ Lp(a) is genetically driven & unaffected by lifestyle ✅ Risk is underestimated by standard calculators ✅ Novel therapies (PCSK9i, siRNA, ASOs) are on the horizon ✅ One-time testing is now strongly recommended in all South Asians...

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🏫 Early Edge, Not Late Armor — Why Brain Aging Ignores Your Diploma show art 🏫 Early Edge, Not Late Armor — Why Brain Aging Ignores Your Diploma

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📢 New insights on education & brain aging! 🧠📉   A mega-analysis across 33 countries (170K+ participants, 15K+ MRIs) shows 📚 higher education boosts baseline memory—but doesn’t slow brain aging or cognitive decline over time. ❌🧓   ✅ Early-life traits (like childhood cognition & environment) drive the advantage.   🔗 Education matters—but not in the way we thought. Full story: “Reevaluating the role of education on cognitive decline and brain aging” in Nature Medicine 🧬🌍   #CognitiveHealth #BrainAging #LifelongLearning...

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📉 “Lp(a) is a Vascular Crystal Ball” 🚷🦿🛣️ show art 📉 “Lp(a) is a Vascular Crystal Ball” 🚷🦿🛣️

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🧬 Just dropped: our latest podcast episode 🎙️ dives into Lipoprotein(a) and its powerful role in predicting vascular disease beyond the heart 🫀—including PAD 🦵 and stroke 🧠.   📊 Based on a massive UK Biobank study (n=460K+), high Lp(a) levels (≥150 nmol/L) were linked to: • 18% ↑ risk of PAD • 17% ↑ risk of carotid stenosis • 60% ↑ risk of major limb events   ⚠️ Lp(a) is more than a lab value—it’s a Vascular Crystal Ball.   #LipoproteinA #PAD #Stroke #VascularMedicine #PrecisionCardiology #CardioPodcast #Biomarkers #Atherosclerosis...

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Dr. RR Baliga’s Philosophical Discourses: Avicenna (Ibn Sina) (Islamic World, 980–1037 CE) – The Book of Healing show art Dr. RR Baliga’s Philosophical Discourses: Avicenna (Ibn Sina) (Islamic World, 980–1037 CE) – The Book of Healing

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🧠✨ Dive into the mind of Avicenna (Ibn Sina) — 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. 🎓📚 #Philosophy #Medicine #Avicenna

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Scan. Score. Prevent. 📊🧠💊: A New Era in South Asian Heart Health? show art Scan. Score. Prevent. 📊🧠💊: A New Era in South Asian Heart Health?

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📢 New Data Drop! 🫀💥 South Asian adults in the U.S. have an earlier and sharper rise in coronary artery calcium (CAC) — a silent marker of heart disease risk! 🇮🇳📊   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 — and women catch up fast after menopause. 🚹➡️🚺   📌 Sex-specific CAC percentiles = smarter screening, better prevention. 💡 Time to rethink traditional risk calculators for this high-risk group.   🎙️ Podcast title: “Men First, Women...

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🍕 Engineered, Addictive, Unregulated — Why Ultra-Processed Foods Deserve a DSM Diagnosis  show art 🍕 Engineered, Addictive, Unregulated — Why Ultra-Processed Foods Deserve a DSM Diagnosis

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🚨 New Insights from Nature Medicine 🧠🍕 Can cookies and chips hijack your brain like cocaine? A compelling new article argues that ultra-processed food addiction mirrors classic substance use disorders — 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?   🧬 Science says yes. ⚖️ Policy is lagging. 📢 Let’s start the conversation.   #FoodAddiction #UltraProcessedFoods #DSM5 #GLP1 #PublicHealth #Neuroscience #Obesity #HealthPolicy...

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Hypertension: Treat Early, Treat All, Save More 💊🌍❤️ show art Hypertension: Treat Early, Treat All, Save More 💊🌍❤️

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🚨 New Hypertension Guidance Alert! 🩺💡   The British & Irish Hypertension Society now recommends treating all adults with sustained BP ≥135/85 mmHg—regardless of CVD risk—and targeting <130/80 mmHg within 6 months. No more waiting for risk scores to rise 📉⏳.   This bold, evidence-backed move aligns with global trends 🌍 and aims to end therapeutic inertia for good. Let’s make treatment simpler, safer, and sooner! 💊✅ #Hypertension #Guidelines #PrimaryCare #Cardiology #PublicHealth

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Neurons in Motion: Run, Repair, Rewire 🏃‍♂️🧠🔧” Exercise-induced neuroplasticity in Alzheimer’s disease show art Neurons in Motion: Run, Repair, Rewire 🏃‍♂️🧠🔧” Exercise-induced neuroplasticity in Alzheimer’s disease

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🧠🏃‍♂️ Can running rewire the Alzheimer’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 types—especially immature neurons, astrocytes, and microglia.   💡Highlights: ✅ Neurogenesis boosted ✅ Disease-associated microglia reprogrammed ✅ Novel astrocyte subpopulation rescued   This could pave the way for targeted therapeutics rooted in the biology of...

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From beating human hearts grown in pig embryos to human organoids integrating into mouse intestines and brains via amniotic injection—two bold advances are reshaping the future of organ transplantation and regenerative medicine.

 

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