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International Journal of Obesity

Weight-loss surgery linked to lower dementia and Parkinson's risk

Rates of dementia and Parkinson's disease were lower after surgery, with hazard ratios of 0.48 and 0.70 compared with matched people without surgery.Rates of dementia and Parkinson's disease were lower after surgery, with hazard ratios of 0.48 and 0.70 compared with matched people without surgery.

Cohort study in peopleParkinson's disease
Journal of the American Heart Association

Severe congenital heart disease links to earlier multimorbidity

In a 35-year study, severe congenital heart disease had ≥2-fold higher comorbidity probabilities by age 40 than nonsevere cases, emerging two to three decades earlier.In a 35-year study, severe congenital heart disease had ≥2-fold higher comorbidity probabilities by age 40 than nonsevere cases, emerging two to three decades earlier.

Cohort study in peoplePopulations
medRxiv

Genetic scores add more predictive power at lower clinical risk

For atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, polygenic risk expanded the clinically identified high-risk subgroup by 40%, revealing patients with 4.9-fold higher incidence…For atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, polygenic risk expanded the clinically identified high-risk subgroup by 40%, revealing patients with 4.9-fold higher incidence than those remaining low-risk.

Preprint: cohort study of 900,000 peopleBiomarkers