Prenatal stress is a potential risk factor for cardiovascular disease in offspring later in life. In a new study published today in JACC: Heart Failure, maternal loss of a partner or child shortly before or during pregnancy ...
Feb 21, 2024
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Body composition—often expressed as the amount of fat in relation to muscle—is one of the standard predictors of cardiac health. Now, new research from the University of California San Diego indicates more muscle doesn't ...
Feb 21, 2024
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Raised blood pressure has been the leading risk factor for death in Australia for the past three decades, according to a study published February 21, 2024, in the open-access journal PLOS ONE led by Alta Schutte and Xiaoyue ...
Feb 21, 2024
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A new study finds that digital health interventions can help reduce blood pressure when used in populations experiencing health disparities. The paper, "Digital Health Interventions for Hypertension Management in US Populations ...
Feb 20, 2024
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QIMR Berghofer researchers have warned that the increased prevalence of vaping could ultimately cost the Australian health system upwards of $180 million each year, just from a portion of users taking up tobacco smoking.
Feb 20, 2024
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Among many teenage girls, hearts are a communications staple. Heart emojis punctuate their texts, heart hands frame their selfies on social media.
Feb 20, 2024
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Cleveland Clinic researchers have identified a new pathway that contributes to cardiovascular disease associated with high levels of niacin, a common B vitamin previously recommended to lower cholesterol.
Feb 19, 2024
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Calorie-filled meals with little nutrition are suspected of having an impact on decision-making and of causing an overweight trap.
Feb 15, 2024
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There is growing evidence that ongoing inflammation in the mouth, such as that seen in gum disease, in addition to causing bad breath is associated with serious diseases such as Alzheimer's disease or type 2 diabetes. Now, ...
Feb 14, 2024
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For middle-aged women plagued by migraines, or hot flashes and night sweats, another worry may linger in the backs of their minds: whether these experiences have set them up for a heart attack, a stroke or another cardiovascular ...
Feb 14, 2024
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