New 2025 guidelines focus on early intervention and lifestyle to manage high blood pressure

New 2025 guidelines focus on early intervention and lifestyle to manage high blood pressure

Preventing and managing high blood pressure with healthy lifestyle behaviors, such as following a heart-healthy diet including reducing salt intake, staying physically active, maintaining a healthy weight and managing stress—combined with early treatment with medication to lower blood pressure if necessary—are recommended to reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke, heart failure, kidney disease, cognitive…

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China unveils support for medical uses of brain-computer interface technology

China unveils support for medical uses of brain-computer interface technology

China has unveiled policies to support the development of the medical use of brain-computer interfaces (BCI), technology that enables brain signals to control external devices. The National Medical Products Administration said on Thursday that it would introduce supportive policies for medical devices based on the technology, which could allow people with missing or damaged body…

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Why alternative diets like fasting, low carbs, don’t work: Hong Kong nutritionists

Why alternative diets like fasting, low carbs, don’t work: Hong Kong nutritionists

The effectiveness of intermittent fasting, low-carbohydrate meals and other alternative diets to lose weight is not backed by enough scientific evidence and could backfire, Hong Kong nutritionists have warned after conducting a survey that showed 40 per cent of respondents had tried such methods. The Hong Kong Nutrition Association revealed on Sunday findings of a…

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