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A genetic variant occurring in a significant number of people with heart disease appears to raise the odds for heart attack or death by 38%. Duke University (North Carolina, USA) researchers offer a potential new explanation for a biological predisposition to heart disease and early death. Beverly Brummett and colleagues conducted genetic analyses on more …
Adults ages 50 years and older may benefit from eating an apple a day, to the extent of exerting an equivalent effect to statins for cardiovascular disease. Recommending an apple a day to all adults ages 50 years and over may prevent or delay approximately 8,500 deaths due to heart attacks and strokes every year, …
People who are affected by osteoarthritis of the hip or knee are at elevated risk for ischemic heart disease and congestive heart failure. Recently, scientists suggest that inflammation plays a role in osteoarthritis, considered most often to be a disease of “wear and tear.” M. Mushfiqur Rahman, from the University of British Columbia (Canada), and …
Increased dietary intake of magnesium may reduce mortality, among people at high cardiovascular risk. A growing body of evidence suggests that magnesium associates with heart health benefits, including to modulate blood pressure, inhibit platelet aggregation, and improve endothelial function. Spanish researchers completed a prospective study of subjects enrolled in the Prevention con Dieta Mediterranea (PREDIMED) …
Older sedentary adults can reduce potential injury to the heart via regular moderate-intensity exercise. Moderate physical activity in sedentary older adults reduces the progression of injury to the heart, submits Christopher DeFilippi from the University of Maryland Medical Center (Maryland, USA), and colleagues. In a pilot study, 310 adults 70 years and older with a …
As gum health improves, the progression of atherosclerosis slows to a clinically significant degree. Atherosclerosis, or the narrowing of arteries through the build-up of plaque, is a major risk factor for heart disease, stroke, and death. While data among anti-aging dental specialists suggests a causal connection between periodontal disease and heart disease, Moïse Desvarieux, from …
Seniors who maintain a high daily level of non-exercise physical activity are better able to maintain healthy metabolic and cardiovascular biomarkers. Previously, number of studies have suggested a correlation between a sedentary lifestyle and increased risks of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. Elin Ekblom-Bak, from the Karolinska University Hospital (Sweden), and colleagues analyzed data collected on …
Diets low in fiber may increase a person’s’ cardiometabolic risks including metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular inflammation, and obesity. Dietary fiber, which previous studies have shown may assist in lowering blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and inflammation, is thought to play an important role in reducing cardiovascular risk. Cheryl R. Clark, from Harvard Medical School (Massachusetts, USA), and …
Daily consumption of sea buckthorn berries and its extracts may promote metabolic and heart health, among overweight women. The deciduous shrub Hippophae (family Elaeagnacea) yields sea buckthorn berries – abundant in Vitamin C as well as flavanols. Petra S. Larmo, from the University of Turku (Finland), and colleagues analyzed the effects of sea buckthorn and …
A standardized extract of ginkgo biloba, improved the proliferation of neural stem cells in the subependymal zone of vascular dementia, in a lab animal model. Neural stem cells proliferate in the subventricular zone and hippocampal dentate gyrus of adult mammals. Because the number of endogenous neural stem cells is insufficient to prevent cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injuries …