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Semaglutide Cuts Risk for Kidney Outcomes, Death in CKD With T2DM
FRIDAY, May 31, 2024 – For patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease, semaglutide reduces the risk for clinically important kidney outcomes and death from cardiovascular causes,...
Mediterranean Diet Cuts Women's Risk of Early Death by 23%
FRIDAY, May 31, 2024 – Experts have long extolled the benefits of the Mediterranean diet and a new study adds to that evidence, finding it cuts the odds for an early death in women by 23%. “For w...
Mummies Study Finds Heart Disease Plagued the Ancients, Too
THURSDAY, May 30, 2024 – Folks typically think of heart disease as a byproduct of modern fast-food living, but a new study shows the condition has plagued humanity for centuries. More than a third...
DNA Methylation-Based Epigenetic Age Mediates Link Between LE8 Score, CVD
WEDNESDAY, May 29, 2024 – The associations between Life's Essential 8 (LE8) and cardiovascular health are mediated by DNA methylation-based epigenetic age, according to a study published online May...
Statins Reduce CVD Risk in Adults Aged 75 to 85 and 85 Years and Older
TUESDAY, May 28, 2024 – For patients aged 75 years and older, statin therapy is associated with a risk reduction in cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), according to a study published online May 28 in...
Physical Activity Time, Step Counts Yield Similar Results
TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 – Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) time and step counts are similarly associated with all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease, according to a study...
Ultraprocessed Foods Increase Adiposity, Cardiometabolic Risk in Children
WEDNESDAY, May 22, 2024 – High ultraprocessed food (UPF) consumption in young children is associated with adiposity and other cardiometabolic risk factors, according to a study published online May...
Fish Oil Beneficial for Reducing Risk for Cardiovascular Disease Progression
WEDNESDAY, May 22, 2024 – The role of regular use of fish oil supplements varies for people with and without cardiovascular disease, according to a study published online May 21 in BMJ Medicine. Ge...
Do Fish Oil Supplements Help or Harm the Heart?
WEDNESDAY, May 22, 2024 – Folks regularly taking fish oil supplements might not be helping their health as much as they might think, a new study suggests. Regular use of fish oil supplements could...
Could Infertility Treatment Raise Postpartum Heart Risks?
MONDAY, May 20, 2024 – Women treated for infertility were twice as likely as those who conceived naturally to be hospitalized with heart disease within a year of delivery, recent research shows....
Tracking Exercise by Steps or Minutes? Study Finds Either Method Boosts Health
MONDAY, May 20, 2024 – Some folks like to count their daily steps, while others prefer exercising for a certain amount of time during a day or a week. Luckily, either approach boosts health, a new...
Plant-Based Diets Lower Risk of Heart Trouble, Cancer and Death
THURSDAY, May 16, 2024 – Following a vegetarian or vegan diet might just buy you a longer, healthier life, a new review finds. Staying away from meat was tied to a reduced risk of heart disease,...
AI-Informed Health App Aids Diabetes Outcomes
WEDNSDAY, May 15, 2024 – Use of an artificial intelligence (AI)-informed health app aids diabetes outcomes and cuts atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk, according to a study...
Fat-Enlarged Axillary Nodes on Mammogram May Indicate Higher CVD Risk
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 – Fat-enlarged axillary nodes on screening mammograms can predict the risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the...
Adding Cardiovascular Biomarkers to Established Risk Factors Increases Risk Prediction
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 – The addition of cardiovascular biomarkers to established risk factors leads to a small improvement in risk prediction of cardiovascular disease, according to a study published...
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