Kim’s public health blog

Accoreding to the the Los Angeles Times “The longest-running heart health study in the world, the 60-year-old Framingham Heart Study, continues to mine its vast data set for causes or signs of heart trouble.” Framingham “began recruiting subjects in the Massachusetts town in 1948,” and “six decades on, there is still plenty for Framingham to do.” Researchers are now “seeking genes and additional blood-borne molecules that can predict cardiovascular problems,” while “others mine Framingham’s detailed, long-term data to study noncardiac health concerns, such as stroke and dementia.” As part of the Systems Approach to Biomarker Research project, scientists are searching “for new biomarkers that indicate risk for cardiovascular disease.” Meanwhile, another “goal is to identify people likely to suffer a first heart attack within a few months or a year.”