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Elite Athlete Hearts, Oxytocin & Loneliness, Nail Diagnosis


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Today, you’ll learn about the surprising prevalence of heart abnormalities in elite athletes, how an oxytocin nasal spray might help with chronic loneliness, and a discovery that could help doctors diagnose a disease just by looking at your fingernails.  

 

Elite Athlete Hearts   

 

  • “Why are elite athletes prone to abnormal heart rhythms?” by Jennifer Couzin-Frankel. 2024.  
  • “2023 ACC/AHA/ACCP/HRS Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Atrial Fibrillation: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Join Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines.” by Jose A. Joglar, et al. 2023.  
  • “Stroke in endurance athletes with atrial fibrillation.” by Marius Myrstad, et al. 2020.  

 

Oxytocin & Loneliness  

 

  • “Can oxytocin help against loneliness?” Uni-Bonn. 2024.  
  • “Modulating Social Behavior with Oxytocin: How does it work? What does it mean?” by Patricia S. Churchland & Piotr Winkielman. 2011.  
  • “Relationship Between Loneliness, Psychiatric Disorders and Physical Health? A Review on the Psychological Aspects of Loneliness.” by Raheel Mushtaq, et al. 2014.  
  • “Oxytocin-Augmented Modular-Based Group Intervention for Loneliness: A Proof-Of-Concept Randomized Controlled Trial.” by Ruben Berger, et al. 2024.  

 

Nail Diagnosis 

 

  • “Benign nail condition linked to rare syndrome that greatly increases cancer risk.” NIH. 2024.  
  • “Long Term Follow-up of Mesothelioma Patients and Their Family Members With Germline Mutations in BAP1 and Other Genes.” Study. 2024.  

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