Genetic risk scores developed for six diseases

Newly developed polygenic risk scores, which add up hundreds or thousands of genetic risk factors for six common diseases, can aid physicians and patients in making individualized disease screening and prevention decisions.

Haley Bridger • harvard
April 18, 2022 • ~6 min

Pushup capacity may be inexpensive way to assess cardiovascular disease risk

Harvard researchers have found that the number of pushups middle-aged men can do may be a useful, no-cost tool to help clinicians assess cardiovascular disease risk during routine examinations.

Amy Roeder • harvard
Feb. 15, 2019 • ~3 min

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