London cabbies’ planning strategies could help inform future of AI
Researchers have measured the thinking time of London taxi drivers – famous for their knowledge of more than 26,000 streets across the city – as part of a study into…
Evening vs. morning dosing of blood pressure medication: no differences seen #ESCCongress #ESC24 #ESC2024
In two trials, one in frail elderly patients, evening administration of blood pressure (BP)-lowering medications had no clinical benefits over morning administration, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot…
Two thirds of deaths related to high BMI are due to cardiovascular diseases #ESCCongress #ESC24 #ESC2024
The ESC Clinical Consensus Statement on Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease, presented at this year’s ESC Congress (London, UK, 30 August to 2 September) summarises current evidence on the epidemiology and…
Women with endometriosis at greater associated risk of heart attack and stroke #ESCCongress #ESC24 #ESC2024
According to research presented at ESC Congress 2024 in London,1 women with endometriosis have a 20% greater risk of significant cardiac outcomes compared with women without endometriosis. “For decades, cardiovascular…
Risk of Parkinson’s more than double for people with anxiety
The risk of developing Parkinson’s is at least twice as high in people with anxiety compared to those without, finds a new study by UCL researchers. The research, published in…