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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...
Pushing the Body in 'Extreme' Sports Won't Shorten Life Span
FRIDAY, May 10, 2024 – Athletes who push themselves to maximum performance don’t appear to pay a price when it comes to their longevity, a new study says. The first 200 athletes to run a mile in u...
Cardiorespiratory Fitness Cuts Risk for Poor Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes
WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2024 – There is consistent evidence that high cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is strongly associated with a lower risk for a variety of cardiovascular disease outcomes, according...
Study Finds Heart Damage in 'Couch Potato' Kids
WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2024 – Children and young adults who are couch potatoes could wind up with enlarged hearts, increasing their risk of heart attack, stroke and early death. Sedentary behavior...
Long-Term Study of Postmenopausal Women Does Not Support Many Preventive Therapies
THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 – The longitudinal Women's Health Initiative trials do not support hormone therapy for cardiovascular disease prevention, calcium and vitamin D supplementation for universal...
Heart Health Varies With Race Among Sexual-Minority Females
WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 – For sexual-minority (SM) females, cardiovascular health (CVH) varies across race and ethnicity, according to a study published online May 1 in JAMA Network Open. Nicole...
How Anger Could Raise Your Heart Risks
WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 – Feeling angry constricts blood vessels in unhealthy ways and could raise a person's long-term odds for heart disease, new research warns. “If you’re a person who gets angry a...
Healthy Lifestyle Can Overcome Genetic Predisposition to Premature Death
WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 – Adherence to healthy lifestyles can largely overcome the genetic risk for a shorter lifespan, according to a study published online April 29 in BMJ Evidence Based Medicine....
Brief Provocation of Anger Adversely Affects Endothelial Health
WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 – A brief provocation of anger has an adverse effect on endothelial cell health, according to a study published online May 1 in the Journal of the American Heart Association....
Higher Dietary Quality at Breast Cancer Diagnosis Linked to Lower CVD Risk
TUESDAY, April 23, 2024 – Higher diet quality at diagnosis of breast cancer is associated with a lower risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) events and death, especially the Dietary Approaches to...
Gains in Heart Health Only Experienced by Higher-Income Populations
FRIDAY, April 19, 2024 – Only higher-income populations experienced improvements in cardiovascular health from 1988 to 2018, according to a study published online April 3 in Circulation: ...
PCPs Provide Most of the Care Related to Life's Essential 8
THURSDAY, April 18, 2024 – Primary care is the dominant source of care for Life's Essential 8 (LE8), according to a research letter published online March 25 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality ...
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