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Clinical Outcomes by Race and Ethnicity in the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT): A Randomized Clinical Trial
(2017-08-23)
BACKGROUND:
The Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) showed that targeting a systolic blood pressure (SBP) of ≤ 120 mm Hg (intensive treatment) reduced cardiovascular disease (CVD) events compared to SBP ...
A rapid assessment of co-benefits and trade-offs among Sustainable Development Goals
(2017-06-15)
Achieving the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) results in many ecological, social, and
economic consequences that are inter-related. Understanding relationships between sustainability goals ...
Widespread platinum anomaly documented at theYounger Dryas onset in North American sedimentary sequences
(2017-03-09)
Previously, a large platinum (Pt) anomaly was reported in the Greenland ice sheet at the Younger Dryas
boundary (YDB) (12,800 Cal B.P.). In order to evaluate its geographic extent, fire-assay and inductively coupled plasma ...
Vegetarian Diets in the Prevention and Management of Diabetes and Its Complications
(2017-05)
Epidemiological studies have found a lower prevalence of type 2 diabetes among vegetarians compared to nonvegetarians. This reduced risk is likely a function of improved weight status, higher intake of dietary fiber, and ...
A biogeographical profile of the sand cockroach Arenivaga floridensis and its bearing on origin hypotheses for Florida scrub biota
(2017-12-11)
Florida scrub is a xeric ecosystem associated with the peninsula’s sand ridges, whose
intermittent Pliocene–Pleistocene isolation is considered key to scrub endemism. One
scrub origin hypothesis posits endemics were ...