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Heart health

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Who benefits from cutting salt varies 15-fold

Guidelines tell everyone to eat less sodium. Pooling 160 studies, researchers found blood pressure response depends heavily on age, starting pressure and body weight.

Aug 2, 2026

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High genetic risk plus few steps tripled heart disease risk

UK Biobank tracked 84,286 people with wrist monitors and genetic scores. Steps and genes acted independently, which means walking helped the genetically unlucky just as much.

Aug 2, 2026

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Loneliness tracked heart and metabolic disease across 33 countries

Pooling six aging cohorts covering 81,978 people, researchers found loneliness preceded cardiometabolic disease, and unhealthy habits explained only 5% of the link.

Aug 1, 2026

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Atrial fibrillation sped up muscle loss over 12 years

A Swedish study of 2,048 older adults found people with the common heart rhythm disorder lost strength faster, and lost it fastest when inflammation markers were high.

Jul 31, 2026