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

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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🔬 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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📢 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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🧬 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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🧠✨ 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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📢 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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🚨 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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🚨 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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🧠🏃‍♂️ 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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🚨 Statins & Diabetes: Dose Matters, But So Does Perspective 💊📉   A 2024 CTT Collaboration meta-analysis of 154,664 participants confirms: ✅ Statins modestly increase risk of diabetes (10% with moderate, 36% with high-intensity) 📈 Small upticks in HbA1c and glucose 🧪 But most new cases were already teetering near the threshold   🩺 Bottom line? Cardiovascular benefits far outweigh the diabetes risk. 💡 It’s a reminder: precision prevention is about balancing risk, not eliminating it.   📚 Ref: Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2024 | DOI: #Statins #Diabetes...