Original article from JAMA U.S. life expectancy increased from 69.9 years in 1959 to 79.1 years in 2014 — after which it began a slow decline, hitting 78.9 in 2016 — according to an analysis …
The Challenge of Defining Alzheimer Disease Based on Biomarkers in the Absence of Symptoms
Original article from JAMA Network The search for biomarkers in Alzheimer disease (AD) has been driven by the expectation that such markers will facilitate diagnosis in advance of significant …
Vacationing More Often May Reduce Metabolic Syndrome Risk
Original article by Rebecca Volker for JAMA For all the dedicated workers who bypassed taking time off for a summer getaway, a recent Psychology & Health study offers a bit of advice: using …
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Emergence of Hybrid Models of Genetic Testing Beyond Direct-to-Consumer or Traditional Labs
Original article from JAMA, May 30, 2019 Historically, genetic evaluation has been dominated by a clinician-centric traditional model in which a patient’s physician had the central responsibility …
Association Between Life Purpose and Mortality Among US Adults Older Than 50 Years
A growing body of literature suggests that having a sense of purpose in life is associated with both physical and mental health and overall quality of life. Purposeful living has been defined in …
Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing and Potential Loopholes in Protecting Consumer Privacy and Nondiscrimination
Original article seen on JAMA Rachele M. Hendricks-Sturrup, DHSc, MSc, MA1; Anya E. R. Prince, JD, MPP2; Christine Y. Lu, PhD, MSc1 Author Affiliations Article Information JAMA. Published online …
