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Long-term exposure to fine particles of traffic pollution may increase a person’s risk of heart disease. A number of previous studies suggest an association between road traffic and heart disease. Hagen Kalsch, from West-German Heart Center (Germany), and colleagues, analyzed data from the German Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study, involving 4,814 participants, mean age 60 years. …
Physically demanding work has a detrimental effect on an individual’s risk of coronary heart disease. Investigating the effect of the type of a person’s occupation on the likelihood of having a non-fatal acute coronary syndrome (ACS) or ischemic stroke, Demosthenes Panagiotakos, from Harokopio University (Greece), and colleagues studied a total of 1,000 subjects – 250 …
Seniors who are socially isolated and lonely may be at greater risk of early death. While a number of previous studies suggest that both social isolation and loneliness are associated with increased risk of death, evidence differs as to whether their effects are independent or whether loneliness represents the emotional pathway through which social isolation …
A stroke or transient ischemic attack by age 50 at least triples mortality risk over the subsequent decades. A Netherlands team reaffirms the importance of secondary prevention after stroke in young adults as a long-term and lifelong endeavor. Frank-Erik de Leeuw, from the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre (The Netherlands), and colleagues assessed long-term outcomes …
People who possess a gene that boosts triglyceride levels have been found to have a significantly higher risk of heart disease. Results of a review of data from 101 studies involving more than 350,000 people have linked triglycerides, a type of fat found in the blood, to coronary heart disease. Dr Nadeem Sarwar and colleagues …
Japanese study finds that Increased intakes of magnesium may reduce men’s risks of colon cancer by over 50%. Magnesium is an important mineral that helps to maintain genomic stability, and it serves as an essential cofactor for DNA synthesis and repair. In that previous studies have shown magnesium intake to be inversely associated with colorectal …
Harvard University team reports that breast cancer survivors who take an aspirin at least two days a week reduce their risk of death due to breast cancer by up to 71%. In that animal and laboratory studies suggest that aspirin may inhibit breast cancer metastasis, Michelle D. Holmes, from Harvard Medical School (Massachusetts, USA), and …
Data from the Massachusetts Male Aging Study (US) suggests that men who have sex at least two times a week may cut their risks of heart disease by 50%. New England Research Institute (Massachusetts, USA) researchers studied the role of sexual activity on cardiovascular disease (CVD). Studying data from men participating in the Massachusetts Male …
Small Ubiquitin-like Modifier (SUMO) protein holds potential for blocking the genetic mechanisms underlying breast and ovarian cancers. In that mutations in the BRCA1 gene are associated with a high risk of breast and ovarian cancer and that BRCA1 participates in the DNA damage response, Joanna R. Morris, from Kings College London (United Kingdom), and colleagues …