In the 1960s, an obscure Scandinavian researcher identified a peculiar blood fat particle that became known as lipoprotein(a) ...

Using the data from the Framingham Heart Study (FHS), the researchers conducted analysis on several blood markers and their relationships with memory and other cognition changes in 793 middle-aged ...

In a recent study, Mass General Brigham researchers demonstrated that through low-cost genetic samples, that can be obtained from a cheek swab or blood test, they can improve identification of people ...

Tool and Study Selection: We included risk calculation tools that used the Framingham risk equations to generate a global coronary heart disease (CHD) risk. To determine tool accuracy, we reviewed ...

The Framingham Heart Study, which first applied the principles of epidemiology to cardiovascular disease and laid the foundations for the development of antihypertensives and lipid-lowering drugs ...

Discover how a new AI tool can predict Alzheimer's with 80% accuracy, transforming early diagnosis and patient care.

was selected as the study site. More than 5,200 healthy men and women volunteered to participate in what soon became known as the Framingham Heart Study. Researchers gathered a detailed medical ...

Older studies estimated a lower risk of dementia. According to new research, the number of people living with the disease in the U.S. is expected to double by 2060.

Louise was a devoted mother and homemaker as well as an original member of the Framingham Heart Study. She was the loving mother of eleven children, Michael Cotter of Milford, Donna Louise Swett ...

Experts have suggested that someone's lifestyle habits could influence the likelihood of developing dementia in the long term ...