Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Dementia is now the leading cause of disease burden for older Aussies
Dementia has overtaken coronary heart disease as the leading cause of disease burden among Australians aged 65 and over.
Feb 23, 2023
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Coronary Disease
Medical research
Clinical trials often overlook people with disabilities, shows analysis
Disabilities were underreported in clinical trial data and commonly used as a basis for exclusion from trial participation in an analysis of 80 recent trials involving cardiovascular outcomes, according to a study being presented ...
Feb 23, 2023
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Cardiology
Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy correlated with a higher risk of coronary artery disease and stroke
Genomic analysis by researchers from the UK and the Netherlands has found links between hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (HDPs) and a higher risk of coronary artery disease and stroke.
Cardiology
Study finds chronically disrupted sleep may increase the risk for heart disease
Sleep irregularity—chronically disrupted sleep and highly variable sleep durations night after night—may increase the risk for atherosclerosis, according to a study led by Kelsie Full, Ph.D., MPH, of Vanderbilt University ...
Feb 15, 2023
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Cardiology
Oral bacteria may increase heart disease risk
Infection with a bacterium that causes gum disease and bad breath may increase the risk of heart disease, shows a study published today in eLife.
Feb 14, 2023
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Cardiology
Researchers use radiomics to predict heart attacks
Researchers are using an approach called radiomics to predict future cardiac events like heart attacks, according to a study published in Radiology. Radiomics allows researchers to extract quantitative, or measurable, data ...
Feb 14, 2023
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Cardiology
Complications in pregnancy linked to increased risk of heart disease
Certain complications during pregnancy bring an increased risk of heart disease later on. However, there is still much to learn about how arteriosclerosis develops between pregnancy and heart disease later in life. A large ...
Feb 8, 2023
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Cardiology
Sudden chest pain: What is angina pectoris?
That feeling of crushing pain in your chest can be a medical emergency, but it can also be angina pectoris, or "stable angina"—a symptom of coronary heart disease that can be managed with medication.
Feb 7, 2023
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Cardiology
Elevated plasma methylmalonic acid is related to increased cardiovascular events: Study
A recent study from UiB shows that elevated plasma methylmalonic acid predicts increased risk of acute myocardial infarction and mortality in patients with suspected or verified coronary heart disease.
Feb 3, 2023
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Overweight & Obesity
New study finds that age-related fat may lead to less effective muscle function
A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism found that age-related accumulation of abdominal fat is associated with lower muscle density. Low muscle density means the muscle has more fat ...
Feb 3, 2023
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