| Tipoffs for Winston-Salem, North Carolina (Wake Forest) Newsletter for Sunday November 17, 2024 ( 3 items ) |
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GLP-1, SGLT2 medications may lower stroke survivor's risk of future heart attack, stroke
DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 11 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release:
Research Highlights:
In an analysis of more than 7,000 stroke survivors, those who were taking either a GLP1-receptor agonist or an SGLT2 inhibitor medication had a lower risk of a subsequent stroke, heart attack or death compared to peers who were not prescribed the medications during a three-year follow up period.
The analysis used health data from the Rochester Epidemiology P
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K-State Engineer Leading Study on Point-of-Care Additive Manufacturing
MANHATTAN, Kansas, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- Kansas State University issued the following news release:
A Kansas State University engineer is conducting a study aimed at assessing and increasing the technical knowledge and professional skills of engineering students in the emerging field of point-of-care additive manufacturing.
Meng Zhang, Steve Hsu keystone research scholar and associate professor of industrial and manufacturing systems engineering, received a more-than-$300,000 grant from the Nati
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MESA heart disease risk score worked well with or without race included
DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 11 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release:
Research Highlights:
A version of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) heart disease risk score that did not include race predicted heart disease risk just as well as the original version that includes race.
The original MESA risk score, developed in 2015[1], combines traditional risk factors, sex and race with a coronary artery calcium score.
The MESA formula witho
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