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Chinese researchers recently conducted a study to see if a health measure called CDAI has any connection to the occurrence of low back pain. CDAI is like a score that helps gauge a person’s health status. After considering various factors that could influence the results, the researchers found that, on the whole, there wasn’t a strong link between CDAI and low back pain. However, they noticed something interesting. People with higher CDAI scores (indicating better health) were found to be less likely to experience low back pain compared to those with lower scores. This association, which was statistically significant, meant it’s not likely that it can be explained by chance. They also checked this trend across different groups, like men and women. Interestingly, the link between higher CDAI scores and lower likelihood of low back pain was stronger in women. Women with higher CDAI scores had a significantly lower chance of having low back pain compared to those with lower scores. The st...

Carlos Martinez Sagasta (Medium)  Findings suggest a potential link between improved redox status and reduced cardiovascular mortality According to a previous Swedish researchers's study, combining CoQ10 and selenium significantly decreased hospital stays and cut the risk of cardiovascular mortality by 49%. An echocardiography revealed that those taking the CoQ10 and selenium supplement had considerably higher heart function scores than those receiving the placebo. Also, supplementation with selenium and coenzyme Q10 for 42 months protected telomeres in an elderly population with low selenium levels. Those with shorter telomeres at 42 months had a higher risk of cardiovascular death during the six-year follow-up. Less telomere shortening was associated with longer survival. In a recent study published in the Free Radical Biology and Medicine, researchers have uncovered promising results regarding the use of selenium and coenzyme Q10 supplements in improving heart health among elder...