Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States.
Since researchers first established the link between #diet, #cholesterol and #heart #disease in the 1950s, risk for heart disease has been partly assessed based on a patient’s cholesterol levels, which can be routinely measured via blood work at the doctor’s office.
⭐️However, accumulating evidence over the past two decades demonstrates that a biomarker called #C-#reactive #protein
– which signals the presence of low-grade inflammation
– is a better predictor of risk for heart disease than cholesterol.

💥As a result, in September 2025, the American College of Cardiology published new recommendations for #universal #screening of C-reactive protein levels in all patients, alongside measuring cholesterol levels.
What is C-reactive protein?
C-reactive protein is created by the liver in response to infections, tissue damage, chronic inflammatory states from conditions like autoimmune diseases,
and metabolic disturbances like obesity and diabetes.
Essentially, it is a marker of inflammation – meaning immune system activation – in the body.
✅ C-reactive protein can be easily measured with blood work at the doctor’s office.
A low C-reactive protein level
– under 1 milligram per deciliter
– signifies minimal inflammation in the body, which is protective against heart disease.
An elevated C-reactive protein level of greater than 3 milligrams per deciliter, signifies increased levels of inflammation
and thus increased risk for heart disease.
About 52% of Americans have an elevated level of C-reactive protein in their blood
https://theconversation.com/how-c-reactive-protein-outpaced-bad-cholesterol-as-leading-heart-disease-risk-marker-271143?utm_content=buffer2a9e0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_campaign=buffer

Just published a new hands-on tutorial:
Reactive Messaging with Quarkus — from REST to real-time.

I walk through building a full event-driven pipeline:
➡️ open a “tap”
➡️ emit orders via REST
➡️ stream through a kitchen processor
➡️ aggregate results on completion
➡️ send final notifications

All with MicroProfile Reactive Messaging and zero external brokers.

Read it here:
https://www.the-main-thread.com/p/quarkus-reactive-messaging-tutorial-java-event-driven

#Java #Quarkus #Reactive #EventDriven #MicroProfile

ah, the reactive org-babel video is out

https://emacsconf.org/2025/talks/org-babel/

pretty funky

#emacs #reactive #observers #emacsconf #emacsconf2025

Just back from Crete, minimal Wi-Fi, max inspiration ☀️
So I built a reactive web MP3 player with Quarkus + Mutiny — streaming, metadata, and all.

Java can be fast and fun.

Read the full story & tutorial →
https://www.the-main-thread.com/p/reactive-mp3-player-quarkus-mutiny-java

#Java #Quarkus #Mutiny #Reactive #WebDev #TheMainThread

#ITByte: #Reactive #Programming is a #Paradigm focused on #Asynchronous data streams and the propagation of change.

It uses the #Observable pattern to push data (events, messages, values) to subscribers, allowing systems to react to changes over time efficiently and non-blockingly.

https://knowledgezone.co.in/trends/explorer?topic=Reactive-Programming

'lunar reaction'

#Lunar #Space #Sky #Luminosity #Light #Rust #Reactive #Watercolor #Abstraction #Tension #AbstractArt #MastoArt #Krita

New on The Main Thread: Build a real-time leaderboard with #Quarkus, #gRPC, and #Mutiny.
Learn how to stream live updates, handle reactive clients, and master server streaming in Java.
👉 https://www.the-main-thread.com/p/quarkus-grpc-real-time-leaderboard-tutorial

#Java #Reactive #DevServices #Microservices

https://teadrinker.net/spine/

#plt #reactive #interactive #ux