CURATED HEALTH UPDATES
The Problem of Undiagnosed Atrial Fibrillation

Contemporary Prevalence Estimates of Diagnosed and Undiagnosed Atrial Fibrillation in the United States

November 2023

Rigid Parenting Style and Future Mental Health
Rigid Parenting Style and Future Mental Health

Harsh discipline increases children's risk of developing long-lasting mental health problems

November 2023

Parental Talk Shapes Children's Emotional Vocabula
Parental Talk Shapes Children's Emotional Vocabulary

Caregiver speech predicts children's emotional language development.

November 2023

Cocaine Addiction Accelerates Brain Aging
Cocaine Addiction Accelerates Brain Aging

Study identifies DNA methylation patterns in cocaine use disorder.

November 2023

Risk of Dementia in Elite Soccer Players
Risk of Dementia in Elite Soccer Players

They found a higher risk of neurodegenerative disease compared to controls from the general population

November 2023

Oral Squamous Cell Cancer
Oral Squamous Cell Cancer

Causes of delays in diagnosis in primary care.

November 2023

Blood Pressure Thresholds in Chronic Coronary and
Blood Pressure Thresholds in Chronic Coronary and Cerebrovascular Diseases

This article reviews the evidence, controversies and current state of knowledge on intensive BP lowering and the lower thresholds to achieve in patients with chronic coronary or cerebrovascular diseases.

October 2023

Unilateral Eccentric Training: Preventing Weakness in Targeted Muscles

Strengthening the opposing side can prevent muscle weakness.

October 2023

Commemoration of World Rare Diseases Day

Rare diseases affect less than one person per two thousand inhabitants, with 80% having genetic origins.

October 2023

Postoperative Delirium
Postoperative Delirium

Development of postoperative delirium is associated with a faster rate of cognitive decline

October 2023