Daily Archives: August 26, 2019

Mon August 26 – 10 Stories of The Day!

26 Aug, 2019 | 00:39h | UTC

 

1 – Associations between blood pressure across adulthood and late-life brain structure and pathology in the neuroscience substudy of the 1946 British birth cohort (Insight 46): an epidemiological study – The Lancet Neurology (free)

Commentaries: Blood pressure control as an intervention to prevent dementia – The Lancet Neurology (free) AND Early blood pressure changes linked to poorer brain health – University College London (free) AND High blood pressure in mid-30s may pose risk to brain health – BBC (free) AND Blood pressure in our 30s and 40s has lasting impact on brain health – Medical News Today (free)

Related Study: Midlife to Late-Life Blood Pressure Patterns and Incident Dementia (link to abstract and commentaries)

 

2 – Identifying optimal doses of heart failure medications in men compared with women: a prospective, observational, cohort study – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 

3 – Early Experience With Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement: A Systematic Review – Journal of the American Heart Association (free)

“TMVR was a feasible, less invasive alternative for treating severe mitral regurgitation in patients with high or prohibitive surgical risk”

 

4 – Effects of Genetically Determined Iron Status on Risk of Venous Thromboembolism and Carotid Atherosclerotic Disease: A Mendelian Randomization Study – Journal of the American Heart Association (free)

 

5 – Prioritizing Health in a Changing Climate – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

See also: Human Health on an Ailing Planet — Historical Perspectives on Our Future – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND Interview with Dr. Renee Salas on the effects of climate change on human health and health systems – New England Journal of Medicine (free audio) AND NEJM Collection: Climate Crisis and Health (free articles)

Related: Climate Change — A Health Emergency (free reports and commentaries on the subject)

 

6 – Human Papillomavirus–Attributable Cancers — United States, 2012–2016 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free)

Commentary: Most HPV-linked cancers due to types targeted by 9vHPV vaccine – MedicalXpress (free)

Related: CDC Updates Recommendations for Human Papillomavirus Vaccination for Adults (free)

 

7 – Adult Immunization Update – JAMA (free for a limited period)

See also: Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule for ages 19 years or older – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) / Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) (free PDF)

 

8 – Brachytherapy: An overview for clinicians – CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (free)

 

9 – Quality of dietary fat and genetic risk of type 2 diabetes: individual participant data meta-analysis – The BMJ (free)

Commentaries: Interventions for type 2 diabetes successful across the genetic landscape – Massachusetts General Hospital (free) AND Genetics no barrier to dietary modification benefits on type 2 diabetes risk – medwire News (free)

 

10 – Dose-response associations between accelerometry measured physical activity and sedentary time and all cause mortality: systematic review and harmonised meta-analysis – The BMJ (free)

Editorial: Every step you take – The BMJ (free)

Commentaries: “Sit less—move more and more often”: all physical activity is beneficial for longevity – The BMJ Opinion (free) AND ‘Sit less, move more’ may be key advice for living longer – NHS Choices (free) AND Every Little Step Helps – Any Physical Activity Linked to Decreased Mortality – MedicalResearch.com (free)

 

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