Tag: Preventive Medicine
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CARDIA Study Grant Renewed for 10 Years, $11 Million
The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study has received a 10-year $11 million grant renewal from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health.
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Comparing Efficacy of Weight Management Strategies
Time-restricted eating without calorie counting was as effective as a calorie restriction diet for weight loss and cardiometabolic risk reduction in obese adults, according to findings published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
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Metformin May Prevent Long COVID, Trial Finds
Metformin, a drug commonly used to treat diabetes, may prevent the development of “long COVID,” according to a clinical trial published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
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Genetic Variants Linked to Increased Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
People genetically predisposed to have high LDL cholesterol are at an increased risk for coronary heart disease even if their cholesterol levels are only modestly elevated, according to a recent study published in Circulation.
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Biological Aging Increases Risk of Depression, Anxiety in Adults
Advanced biological aging may increase the risk of depression or anxiety in midlife for older adults, according to a recent study published in Nature Communications.
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Investigating the Benefits of Salt Substitutes in Elderly Patients
Salt substitutes may be effective in lowering blood pressure and reducing cardiovascular events in residents of elderly care facilities, according to a recent multi-center study published in Nature Medicine.
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Lifestyle Interventions for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Combining intermittent fasting with exercise can help reduce the amount of fat around the liver for people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, according to findings published in Cell Metabolism.
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Carnethon Receives 2023 Paula H. Stern Award
Mercedes Carnethon, PhD, the vice chair and Mary Harris Thompson Professor of Preventive Medicine and of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, has been awarded the Paula H. Stern Award for Outstanding Women in Science and Medicine by the Northwestern Medical Women Faculty Organization.
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Longtime Alcohol Consumption Speeds Up Biological Aging
Consuming certain types of alcohol over long periods of time as well as binge drinking both speed up biological aging, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study.
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Exploring Genetic Regulation of Immunoglobulin A
Increased levels of the antibody immunoglobulin A (IgA) are correlated with the manifestation of several diseases and African ancestry, according to findings published in Nature Communications.
