The Cognitive Blind Spot

Why South Asian brain aging may start before APOE ever shows up

Jun 9 • Omar Saleem, MD

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May 2026

The Calcium Score Can Be Zero. The Plaque Risk May Not Be.

Why CAC can be reassuring but incomplete for South Asians, and where CCTA changes the conversation.

May 19 • Omar Saleem, MD

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Introducing Zinda Futures

The Future of Medicine Is Personal...Unless the Data Leaves You Out

May 18 • Omar Saleem, MD

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What Happens When Medical AI Sees South Asian Patients?

We ran an early benchmark. The results were exactly as worrying as they were useful.

May 12 • Omar Saleem, MD

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The Overflow Tank: On Ectopic Fat

For South Asians, Where Your Fat Goes Matters More Than How Much You Have

May 6 • Omar Saleem, MD

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March 2026

Chai Shots#008: The Missing Brake Has Numbers

On Adipokines and a new biomarker for the South Asian Phenotype

Mar 9 • Omar Saleem, MD

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February 2026

Chai Shots #007: The Early Alarm

Pre-diabetes comes early for South Asians

Feb 19 • Omar Saleem, MD

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GLP-1 and the South Asian Phenotype

Resistance, Miracle and a Warning

Feb 15 • Omar Saleem, MD

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Chai Shots #006: The Signal Fire and The Missing Mechanics

The Double Hit of Inflammation and Failed Repair in South Asians

Feb 4 • Omar Saleem, MD

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January 2026

The Severed Circuit

How Your Gut and Mitochondria Stopped Talking

Jan 27 • Omar Saleem, MD

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The Migrant Microbiome

Dysbiosis and Changing Gut of the South Asian Diaspora

Jan 25 • Omar Saleem, MD

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The Vanishing Engine, Part II

The intervention architecture for South Asian muscle

Jan 18 • Omar Saleem, MD

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