Health sleep and heart risk linked by limited rest findings
Adults sleeping fewer than six hours nightly show about double the risk of stroke or heart attack versus six to eight hours. Studies note weight gain, endothelial dysfunction, and sleep apnea as factors, with Mayo Clinic researchers urging priority on seven to nine hours.
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Mayo Clinic Health System
Andrew Calvin
Calvin
National Sleep Foundation
Web weight loss programs often fail to meet medical guidelines
A small U S study of 200 programs around Washington DC Maryland and Virginia finds fewer than 10 percent on websites meet guidelines for in person meetings tracking and exercise. Phone interviews raised quality to 19 percent. Researchers urge verification before signup and better online disclosures.
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U.S
Kimberly Gudzune
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore
American Heart Association
American College of Cardiology
The
Obesity Society
Gudzune
Washington
D.C
Maryland
Virginia
Jenny Craig
Anne McTiernan
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle
McTiernan
New DNA Screen Aims to Improve Cystic Fibrosis Detection
Researchers report a next generation sequencing method to examine the full CFTR gene from the standard newborn heel prick sample. The approach could capture more CF cases across diverse populations, lower costs, and speed population level screening beyond current tests that target about 40 mutations.
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United States
U.S
Journal of Molecular Diagnostics
Stanford University
Philip Farrell
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
California
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