By 2030 Half Of American Adults Will Be Obese

According to a study published in the European Heart Journal even if people had a high genetic risk of heart disease or stroke it appeared to be offset to some extent by good sleep patterns. 

This study assessed the impact on the risk of heart or blood vessel problems from the combination of sleep patterns and genetic susceptibility to cardiovascular disease by examining SNP genetic variations known to be linked to the development of heart disease and stroke. 

From November 20 to December 4, 2019 The Radiological Society of North American held their annual meeting of Human Insight/Visionary Medicine at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL; the next one will be the 106th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting which will be held Nov. 29- Dec. 4, 2020 at the same location.

RSNA works to provide educational resources as well as hosts conferences and publishes the peer reviewed journals Radiology and RadioGraphics. The annual meeting hosts a variety of scientific and applied science presentations, as well as original and innovative, educational exhibits, and quality improvement reports. 

A recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology suggests that those who consume chili peppers on a regular basis enjoy an all cause mortality risk that is 23% lower than that of those who do not consume chili peppers at all.

The San Diego based biotech Epirium has raised $85 million to pursue anti-aging approaches to slow down, delay, or reverse the process of aging, led by Longitude Capital and ARCH Venture Partners to advance clinical trial of their drug candidate which will be initially tested in Becker muscular dystrophy.