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Screenshot of empirical.health: Vitamin D supplements cut heart attack risk by 52%. Why?

Vitamin D supplements cut heart attack risk by 52%. Why?(empirical.health)

60 points by brandonb 8 months ago | 26 comments

Screenshot of empirical.health: Fiber reduces overall mortality by 23%

Fiber reduces overall mortality by 23%(empirical.health)

53 points by brandonb 11 months ago | 45 comments

Screenshot of empirical.health: Inflammation now predicts heart disease more strongly than cholesterol

Inflammation now predicts heart disease more strongly than cholesterol (empirical.health)

561 points by brandonb 1 year ago | 291 comments

Empirical Health blog post arguing chronic inflammation now predicts heart disease more strongly than cholesterol and should be treated as a standard modifiable risk factor.

cardiovascular-disease inflammation hs-crp cholesterol

Screenshot of empirical.health: The Effect of Noise on Sleep

The Effect of Noise on Sleep (empirical.health)

116 points by brandonb 1 year ago | 121 comments

Screenshot of empirical.health: How Apple Watch estimates VO2Max within 1.2 ml/kg/min without a treadmill test

How Apple Watch estimates VO2Max within 1.2 ml/kg/min without a treadmill test (empirical.health)

66 points by brandonb 2 years ago | 33 comments

Screenshot of empirical.health: The science behind on-the-wrist blood pressure tracking

The science behind on-the-wrist blood pressure tracking (empirical.health)

139 points by brandonb 2 years ago | 94 comments

Screenshot of empirical.health: How on-the-wrist sleep apnea detection works

How on-the-wrist sleep apnea detection works (empirical.health)

152 points by brandonb 2 years ago | 128 comments

empirical.health on Hacker News

Vitamin D supplements cut heart attack risk by 52%. Why?(empirical.health)

Fiber reduces overall mortality by 23%(empirical.health)

Inflammation now predicts heart disease more strongly than cholesterol(empirical.health)

The Effect of Noise on Sleep(empirical.health)

How Apple Watch estimates VO2Max within 1.2 ml/kg/min without a treadmill test(empirical.health)

The science behind on-the-wrist blood pressure tracking(empirical.health)

How on-the-wrist sleep apnea detection works(empirical.health)

Inflammation now predicts heart disease more strongly than cholesterol (empirical.health)

The Effect of Noise on Sleep (empirical.health)

How Apple Watch estimates VO2Max within 1.2 ml/kg/min without a treadmill test (empirical.health)

The science behind on-the-wrist blood pressure tracking (empirical.health)

How on-the-wrist sleep apnea detection works (empirical.health)