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Benefits of sport and leisure activities outweigh the risks for people with heart disease, cardiologists say

Benefits of sport and leisure activities outweigh the risks for people with heart disease, cardiologists say

While exercise is generally beneficial for a person's overall health, physical activities may increase the risk of adverse cardiovascular disease events in certain susceptible individuals. However, cardiologists say that the benefits outweigh the risks. Findings from new data reviews in studies appearing in CJC Open and the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, published by Elsevier, detail…

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UQ swimming program reverses motor decline in young people with severe cerebral palsy

UQ swimming program reverses motor decline in young people with severe cerebral palsy

A competitive swimming program developed by University of Queensland researchers for young people with severe cerebral palsy has reversed motor decline associated with the condition. Professor Sean Tweedy from UQ's School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences and the Queensland Centre for Olympic and Paralympic Studies leads the ParaSTART program, a…

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Benefits of sport and leisure activities outweigh the risks for people with heart disease, cardiologists say

Proactively screening diabetes patients for heart disease does not improve long-term survival

While coronary heart disease and diabetes are often seen in the same patients, a diagnosis of diabetes does not necessarily mean that patients also have coronary heart disease, according to a new study from researchers at Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City. The Intermountain study found that proactively screening patients with diabetes 1 and 2…

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Tirzepatide improves heart health and function in obese HFpEF patients

Tirzepatide improves heart health and function in obese HFpEF patients

In the international SUMMIT trial, adults with heart failure preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and obesity taking tirzepatide for up to 3 years had a reduced combined risk of worsening heart failure events and cardiovascular death, and improved health status and physical function in comparison to participants taking placebo, according to late-breaking science presented today at…

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SGLT2 inhibitor canagliflozin shown to improve kidney oxygenation in diabetes patients

SGLT2 inhibitor canagliflozin shown to improve kidney oxygenation in diabetes patients

Type 2 diabetes can lead to diabetic kidney disease, but a class of drugs that cause the kidneys to remove glucose through urine has been gaining attention. An Osaka Metropolitan University-led research group has investigated how such drugs maintain kidney health. Known as SGLT2 (sodium-glucose cotransporter-2) inhibitors, the drugs are used to treat type 2…

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SGLT2 inhibitor canagliflozin shown to improve kidney oxygenation in diabetes patients

Diabetes rates skyrocket globally with millions left untreated

The total number of adults living with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes in the world has surpassed 800 million - over four times the total number in 1990, according to findings from a global analysis published ahead of World Diabetes Day in The Lancet. Additionally, 445 million adults aged 30 years and older with diabetes (59%) did not receive treatment in 2022, three and a half times the number in 1990. Of the 828 million adults with diabetes in 2022, over a quarter (212…

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Non-invasive, low-cost tool developed for assessing risk of vitamin D deficiency in young women

Non-invasive, low-cost tool developed for assessing risk of vitamin D deficiency in young women

Vitamin D, an essential nutrient, is naturally produced through sun exposure and certain foods. However, excessive sunburn prevention measures are causing a severe problem of vitamin D deficiency, particularly among young women in Japan. Since vitamin D deficiency is also related to pregnancy-induced hypertension and low birth weight in children, it is important to quickly…

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Inequalities in green space linked to preventable deaths in urban areas

Inequalities in green space linked to preventable deaths in urban areas

Study reveals that increasing green space in deprived urban neighborhoods could significantly reduce preventable deaths, highlighting the need for targeted public health investments. ​​​​​​​Study:  Inequality in green space distribution and its association with preventable deaths across urban neighbourhoods in the UK, stratified by Index of Multiple Deprivation . Image Credit: doublelee/Shutterstock.com …

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