Not the diet, but the weight: New study reveals what really lowers inflammationThe anti-inflammatory effect of the Mediterranean diet appears to come from weight loss rather than the diet itself. That is the conclusion of a randomized controlled-feeding trial published in Cell Metabolism. Diet quality did improve cholesterol, but only once participants lost weight did inflammation drop by a quarter.
Researching high-risk coronary interventions and cardiogenic shock in London with the ACS Work Visit GrantDuring her five-month ACS Work Visit Grant at King's College London, cardiology resident Margriet Bogerd gained valuable research experience in high-risk coronary interventions and cardiogenic shock. She contributed to clinical trials, led a large-scale registry linkage project and built international collaborations that continue to support her research and future career.
Before the heart thickens: unraveling the early origins of hypertrophic cardiomyopathyHypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common genetic heart disease, but why symptoms vary so widely between patients with the same DNA defect has long remained unclear. In her thesis, Floor van den Dolder shows that changes in heart function and energy metabolism occur before the heart muscle thickens. Her findings call for earlier detection in people with a genetic predisposition.
