AI-Supported Scans Measuring Heart Fat Could Better Predict Cardiovascular Risk
Researchers used artificial intelligence to automatically quantify pericardial fat on routine coronary artery calcium (CAC) scans in a cohort of nearly 12,000 adults followed for about 16 years. The AI‑derived fat volume was independently associated with higher long‑term cardiovascular disease risk and enhanced the accuracy of existing risk models, especially for patients classified as low or intermediate risk. Because the measurement leverages scans already performed, it adds no extra imaging burden while providing a new biomarker for earlier preventive interventions.
Dermatologists Show Highest Melanoma Diagnostic Performance with AI Support
A systematic review of 11 prospective studies involving over 2,500 patients found that AI algorithms detect melanoma with sensitivity (80.9%) and specificity (75.6%) comparable to dermatologists (78.6% and 75.2%). When dermatologists used AI assistance, performance jumped to 91.9% sensitivity and...
Is Vitamin D Associated with Lower Levels of Alzheimer’s Biomarkers?
A longitudinal study of 793 adults tracked vitamin D levels at an average age of 39 and brain‑scan biomarkers 16 years later. Participants with serum vitamin D above 30 ng/mL showed significantly lower tau protein accumulation, a key Alzheimer’s marker, while no link...
Heart Attack, Stroke Risk Can Double From Irregular Bedtimes, Sleeping Less than 8 Hours
A Finnish cohort study of 3,231 middle‑aged adults found that people who keep irregular bedtimes and sleep fewer than eight hours a night face nearly double the risk of major cardiovascular events over the next decade. Researchers used a week...
How Old Is Your Brain, Exactly? Brain Age May Impact Dementia Risk
Researchers applied a machine‑learning model to sleep‑EEG recordings from more than 7,000 participants, generating a “brain age” index that reflects how fast the brain appears to age. The analysis showed that a brain age ten years older than a person’s...
AI-Powered Stroke Tool Linked to Improved Patient Outcomes in Large Clinical Trial
A large cluster‑randomized trial of more than 21,000 acute ischemic‑stroke patients across 77 Chinese hospitals tested an AI‑powered clinical decision support system (CDSS). The tool, which combines AI‑assisted imaging with guideline‑based treatment prompts, lowered the 3‑month composite vascular‑event rate from...
System-Wide Algorithm Boosts Blood Pressure Control Across 90,000 Patients
A UC Health‑wide hypertension algorithm was embedded in electronic health records for roughly 90,000 patients, raising the proportion of controlled blood pressure from 68.5% to nearly 74% by mid‑2025. The stepwise, clinician‑guided tool, called the UC Way Hypertension Medication Algorithm,...
Are Gut-Friendly Foods Like Kimchi, Kombucha Affecting Your Heart Health?
The British Heart Foundation warned that popular gut‑friendly foods such as kimchi, sauerkraut, kombucha and fruit smoothies can pose hidden cardiovascular risks due to added salt, sugar, and low fiber. Cardiology dietitian Michelle Routhenstein clarified that while probiotic strains may...
New Resistance Training Guidelines Debunk 3 Myths for Stronger Muscles
The American College of Sports Medicine released its first resistance‑training update in 17 years, issuing a 2026 Position Stand grounded in 137 systematic reviews and over 30,000 participants. The new guidelines discard long‑standing myths—such as training to failure, the necessity...
Extra Virgin Olive Oil May Help Better Preserve Cognitive Function than Refined
A two‑year analysis of 656 overweight adults aged 55‑75 in the PREDIMED‑Plus trial found that participants who regularly consumed virgin olive oil exhibited better preservation of cognitive function and greater gut‑microbiome diversity than those who used refined olive oil. The...
Does Lithium Work for Memory Loss? Experts Answer 4 Key Questions
A two‑year pilot trial published in JAMA Neurology found that low‑dose oral lithium (150‑300 mg daily) slowed verbal memory decline in older adults with mild cognitive impairment. The neuroprotective benefit was most pronounced in participants who tested positive for amyloid‑beta, a...
Type 1 Diabetes Linked to Significantly Higher Dementia Risk, Large U.S. Study Finds
A large U.S. cohort study using the All of Us Research Program found that people with type 1 diabetes are nearly three times as likely to develop dementia, while those with type 2 diabetes face about double the risk compared with non‑diabetics....
Just 20 Minutes of Physical Activity May Benefit Your Memory
Researchers using intracranial EEG recorded a surge in hippocampal ripple activity after participants completed a 20‑minute moderate cycling session. The increase in high‑frequency ripples, which are linked to memory consolidation, was stronger in participants with higher heart rates, indicating intensity‑dependent...
AI Tool Predicts Alzheimer’s Disease with Nearly 93% Accuracy Using Brain Scans
Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute created a machine‑learning model that scans MRI images and achieved 92.87% accuracy in distinguishing Alzheimer’s disease or mild cognitive impairment from healthy brains. The algorithm highlighted volume loss in the hippocampus, amygdala and entorhinal cortex...
Lifestyle Choices, Early Intervention Key to Alzheimer's Prevention, Experts Say
The Spring 2025 Alzheimer’s Association Research Roundtable highlighted a shift toward early detection and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease, emphasizing new biomarkers that can identify pathology years before symptoms appear. The meeting underscored the U.S. POINTER trial’s evidence that multi‑domain lifestyle interventions...
Can Hormone Therapy for Menopause Improve Weight Loss, Bone Health?
Recent research indicates hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can enhance weight loss when combined with tirzepatide and lower osteoporosis risk when started early in menopause. A meta‑review of over one million women found no safety signals, prompting the FDA to drop...
Japan Becomes First to Approve Stem Cell Therapies for Parkinson’s and Heart Failure
Japan has become the first country to grant conditional approval for two regenerative medicines that use induced pluripotent stem cells—AMCHEPRY for Parkinson’s disease and RiHEART for severe heart failure. The Parkinson’s therapy implants dopamine‑producing neurons into the brain, while the...
Wegovy Users May Have 5 Times Risk of Vision Loss than Those on Ozempic
Researchers analyzing over 30 million adverse‑event reports found that patients using Wegovy, the high‑dose semaglutide injection for obesity, have about five times the odds of developing ischemic optic neuropathy (ION) compared with those on Ozempic, the lower‑dose diabetes formulation. The association...
Water Sources May Affect Parkinson's Disease Risk: What to Know
A new population‑based case‑control study of 12,370 Parkinson’s patients and over 1.2 million controls links groundwater characteristics to disease risk. Participants drinking from carbonate aquifers faced a 24% higher odds of Parkinson’s, while older, Pleistocene‑aged water lowered risk by about 6.5%...
Closing Biological Age Gap Could Reduce Stroke Risk, Support Brain Health
A large observational study of over 258,000 adults linked improvements in the biological‑chronological age gap to a 23% lower risk of stroke and a 13% reduction in white‑matter hyperintensity volume. Researchers estimated biological age from routine blood biomarkers and tracked...
How Might Estrogen Affect Hypertension Risk at Menopause?
Women entering perimenopause and postmenopause face a heightened hypertension risk, with roughly 41% developing high blood pressure after menopause. A new study in Mathematical Biosciences uses a mathematical model to show estrogen’s vasodilatory effect as the primary mechanism protecting premenopausal...
Is Everything We Know About Fat Wrong? Experts Debunk 4 Myths
Recent research and expert commentary overturn the long‑standing low‑fat dogma, emphasizing that total fat intake of 20‑35% of calories is acceptable and that the type of fat matters more than the amount. Saturated fats can remain in the diet for...
GLP-1 Drugs and 8 Healthy Lifestyle Habits May Lower Cardiovascular Risk
A large observational study of 98,261 U.S. veterans with type 2 diabetes found that using GLP‑1 receptor agonists together with six to eight healthy lifestyle habits lowered major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) by 43% compared with low‑habit, non‑GLP‑1 users. Both the...
Being at High Altitudes Could Help Blood Sugar Control: Here's Why
Researchers found that low‑oxygen environments cause red blood cells to multiply and increase GLUT1 expression, turning them into a powerful glucose sink. In mice, chronic hypoxia improved glucose tolerance and reversed hyperglycemia, an effect replicated by the experimental drug HypoxyStat...
Study Finds 7 Hours and 19 Minutes of Sleep May Be Best for Insulin Sensitivity
A cross‑sectional analysis of 23,475 adults identified 7 hours 19 minutes (≈7.3 h) of nightly sleep as the sweet spot for insulin sensitivity, measured by estimated glucose disposal rate (eGDR). Sleep durations shorter than this point showed lower eGDR, while longer sleep was linked...
High Fat, Low- Carb Diet Lowers Blood Sugar, Improves Exercise Response in Mice
A mouse study found that a high‑fat, low‑carb ketogenic diet normalized blood‑sugar levels in hyperglycemic mice and, when combined with aerobic training, restored their peak oxygen consumption (VO2max). The diet shifted metabolism toward fatty‑acid oxidation and ketone utilization, eliminating muscle‑remodeling...
High Fat, High Sugar Diet May Leave Lasting Changes on Brain, Eating Later in Life
A new study in Nature Communications shows that a high‑fat, high‑sugar diet during early life permanently alters hypothalamic circuits that regulate appetite in mice, even after the diet is discontinued. The research links these lasting changes to the gut microbiome...