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6-Mar-2025
Customized smartphone app shows promise in preventing further cognitive decline among older adults diagnosed with mild impairment
Texas A&M UniversityPeer-Reviewed Publication
App offers cognitive and physical activities that users can adjust to their needs and feedback via AI-generated conversations.
- Journal
- Public Health in Practice
6-Mar-2025
Butter and plant-based oils intake and mortality
JAMA NetworkPeer-Reviewed Publication
About The Study: In this cohort study, higher intake of butter was associated with increased mortality, while higher plant-based oils intake was associated with lower mortality. Substituting butter with plant-based oils may confer substantial benefits for preventing premature deaths.
- Journal
- JAMA Internal Medicine
6-Mar-2025
Insomnia, lack of sleep linked to high blood pressure in teens
American Heart AssociationReports and Proceedings
Teenagers who slept less than 7.7 hours in a sleep lab were observed to be almost three times more likely to have elevated blood pressure than well-rested peers.
- Meeting
- AHA Epidemiology Lifestyle Scientific Sessions 2025
6-Mar-2025
Heart & stroke risks vary among Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander adults
American Heart AssociationReports and Proceedings
The prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors varies greatly among Asian American, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander (AANHPI) populations, according to an analysis of electronic health records for more than 700,000 adults in California and Hawaii.
- Meeting
- AHA Epidemiology Lifestyle Scientific Sessions 2025
6-Mar-2025
Levels of select vitamins & minerals in pregnancy may be linked to lower midlife BP risk
American Heart AssociationReports and Proceedings
Higher levels of the minerals copper and manganese in pregnant women were associated with lower blood pressure and a reduced risk of developing high blood pressure decades later, according to a long-term study of women in Massachusetts.
- Meeting
- AHA Epidemiology Lifestyle Scientific Sessions 2025
6-Mar-2025
Large study of dietary habits suggests more plant oils, less butter could lead to better health
Mass General BrighamPeer-Reviewed Publication
Mass General Brigham-led researchers investigated data from over 200,000 individuals who were followed for more than 30 years, and found that higher intake of plant-based oils, especially soybean, canola, and olive oil, was associated with lower total, cancer, and cardiovascular disease mortality, whereas butter intake was associated with increased risk of total and cancer mortality. The researchers also found that less than a tablespoon of butter per day with equivalent calories of plant-based oils could lower cancer deaths and overall mortality by 17%.
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- JAMA Internal Medicine
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- NIH/National Institutes of Health
- Meeting
- American Heart Association EPI/Lifestyle Scientific Sessions