Among people with sickle cell disease—an inherited blood disorder—acute chest syndrome (ACS) is the leading cause of death. The condition is the result of red blood cells becoming stiff, sticky, and ...

A major goal of the initiative is to reduce fragmentation of medical care for the growing numbers of patients who have diabetes, obesity, chronic kidney disease, or cardiovascular risk for ...

Having a larger waistline, high blood pressure and other risk factors that make up metabolic syndrome is associated with an increased risk of young-onset dementia, according to a new study.

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Am J Manag Care. 2024;30(suppl 10):S179-S180. https://doi.org/10.37765/ajmc.2024.89669 More recently, the American Heart Association (AHA) updated its classification ...

This is due to epigenetic components: microRNA, histone and DNA methylation, gene mutations that alter the expression and production of the neurotrophic factor BDNF, which interacts with the receptors ...