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Physiology Friday #228: Identifying Sleep Patterns that Influence Chronic Disease Risk

Physiologically Speaking

A new study used wearable sleep data to show that several chronic diseases are associated with how we sleep. Results Overall, there were a total of 48 different associations of sleep patterns with chronic disease, all of which were significant even when considering the participants’ habitual physical activity levels.

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How To Reduce The Risk Of Heart Disease If You Have Insulin Resistance.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Coronary artery disease is caused by the retention of a cholesterol particle in the artery wall. But if a retained cholesterol particle is the spark. If delaying the onset of major chronic disease is your goal. This is the spark that sets the fire. Insulin resistance is the gasoline poured on that spark.

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Case Report: Neurological adverse events in subject with myasthenia gravis after PCSK9 inhibitor administration

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Background Myasthenia gravis is a rare chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disorder mainly caused by autoantibodies to the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. Cholesterol is an essential molecule that affects the distribution and proper functioning of this receptor.

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Decoding Longevity. How To Not Die. Young

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Subscribe now 1 Life's Essential 8 and risk of non-communicable chronic diseases: Outcome-wide analyses. To give you a sense of where you fall, the exact measures used in the trial are listed below. Onwards and upwards. Keep the odds on your side. Let randomness take the rest.

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Understanding an Enlarged Heart (Cardiomegaly): Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

MIBHS

There are numerous factors that can lead to cardiomegaly, ranging from temporary conditions to chronic diseases. Monitor blood pressure and cholesterol levels regularly. Monitor cholesterol levels and manage conditions like diabetes that can strain the heart. What Causes an Enlarged Heart?

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How To Test For Insulin Resistance

Dr. Paddy Barrett

mmol/l (150 mg/dl) Low HDL Cholesterol - (Males: <1.0 Main Takeaway Insulin resistance is a core risk factor for all the major chronic diseases that impact us. Just as you would get your cholesterol or your blood pressure checked as part of a health evaluation, an assessment of insulin resistance should also be included.

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What is wrong with the NHS?

Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

9th October 2023 (With lessons from, and for, all other health services around the world) Whilst awaiting the Judgement on my libel trial – three months from the hearing and counting – I decided to write about things other than statins and cholesterol. h/day for chronic disease care, 2.2 h/day for chronic disease care, 1.1