News tagged with framingham heart study


Weight gain after quitting smoking does not negate health benefits

An analysis of data from the Framingham Offspring Study – a long-term study that follows children of participants in the original Framingham Heart Study – may have answered a question that has troubled individuals considering ...

Health created Mar 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Genetic data shows that skin cancer risk includes more than UV exposure

It's common knowledge that excessive UV exposure from sunlight raises your chances for skin cancer, but predicting whether someone will actually develop skin cancer remains difficult. In a new research report, scientists ...

Cancer created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Stiffening of aortic wall linked with increased risk of high blood pressure

An analysis of the relationship between several vascular function measures and blood pressure levels finds that certain measures including higher aortic stiffness were associated with a higher risk of new hypertension; however, ...

Cardiology created Sep 04, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers identify genetic markers for testosterone, estrogen level regulation

A research study led by Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom, in collaboration with a global consortium, has identified genetic markers that influence a protein involved ...

Genetics created Jul 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Genetic study shows that low body fat may not lower risk for heart disease and diabetes

Having a lower percentage of body fat may not always lower your risk for heart disease and diabetes, according to a study by an international consortium of investigators, including two scientists from the Institute for Aging ...

Genetics created Jun 26, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New study suggests that yogurt may help keep blood pressure low

People who eat yogurt a few times per week are less likely to develop high blood pressure than those who rarely eat it, according to Tufts research.

Health created Jan 17, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Mild vitamin B12 deficiency associated with accelerated cognitive decline, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—Being mildly vitamin B-12 deficient could be an indication that some older adults are at a greater risk for accelerated cognitive decline, an observational study from researchers at the Jean Mayer USDA ...

Health created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study finds no link between calcium intake and coronary artery calcification

Researchers at the Institute for Aging Research (IFAR) at Hebrew SeniorLife, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School (HMS), have published a study that shows no evidence of a link between calcium intake and coronary artery ...

Health created Nov 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lifetime risk of developing cardiovascular disease substantial

Even in men and women with an optimal cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor profile, the lifetime risk estimate for CVD is greater than 30 percent, and is more than 50 percent for men and women overall, according to a ...

Cardiology created Nov 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Protein linked to increased risk of heart failure and death in older adults

A protein known as galectin-3 can identify people at higher risk of heart failure, according to new research supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health. This ...

Cardiology created Aug 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Link between vascular disease and disc height loss examined

(HealthDay) -- The association between vascular disease, as measured by abdominal aortic calcifications (AACs), and disc height loss is independent of cardiovascular disease and is largely explained by patient ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 08, 2012 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Raising 'good' cholesterol levels reduces heart attack and stroke risk in diabetes patients

Increasing levels of high-density lipoproteins, better known as HDL or "good" cholesterol, reduced the risk for heart attack and stroke among patients with diabetes. That's according to a new study appearing online today ...

Cardiology created Oct 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0