Reposted by Kate Duchowny
🧪Using data from the Health and Retirement Study, Yuelin He, Jessica Faul, @kduchowny.bsky.social, Chihua Li, Rebecca Stebbins & Grace Noppert find evidence for the potential population health impact of treating cytomegalovirus, an infection which can cause age-related diseases myumi.ch/Nrrwp
myumi.ch
Health impact of a hypothetical intervention on immune burden of cytomegalovirus (CMV) among older adults in the US: a prospective analysis of the Health and Retirement Study Cohort
Our findings provide initial evidence for the potential population health impact of
CMV intervention, specifically on high blood pressure, diabetes, and heart diseases.