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Dr. Crandall: Many Steps Will Help Beat ‘Silent Killer’

High blood pressure is often called the “silent killer,” because it causes your heart to work harder to accomplish the vital task of keeping you alive, but there are many ways to lower your blood pressure and keep you safe, experts are discovering. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., […]

Published on June 14, 2024

How to Protect Yourself From Scams

Older adults are prime victims of financial exploitation. Seniors typically have retirement savings and need to make important financial and health-related decisions, making them prime targets for scam artists. In addition, because memory and cognition decline with age,… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the […]

Published on June 13, 2024

Breakthrough in predicting sudden cardiac death

A new computational method developed by physicists can be used to estimate the risk of sudden cardiac death from a one-minute heart rate measurement at rest. The study was carried out in interdisciplinary collaboration between cardiology and computational physics. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of […]

Published on June 13, 2024