Cardiovascular Disease News and Research

Latest Cardiovascular Disease News and Research

Newly discovered protein could help to improve fertility treatments

Scientists have discovered a new protein which helps sperm fuse to an egg and is fundamental for human fertilization.

8 Sep 2022

Recent literature reports on the role of the gut microbiome on human health and its effect on diseases

Researchers assessed the role of the gut microbiome in human health and disease.

8 Sep 2022

Studies to explore whether achieving beneficial ketone levels can improve metabolic health of military service members

A series of upcoming studies will explore whether the grind of active-duty military life and veterans' disproportionately high incidence of chronic illness could be tamed by lifestyle interventions designed to achieve a metabolic state of nutritional ketosis.

7 Sep 2022

Research highlights the serious health implications of young-onset type 2 diabetes

Men and women who are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (T2D) aged 40 or younger are far more likely to develop cardiovascular disease (CVD) and die prematurely than those under 40 in the general population, according to new research to be presented at this year's European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) Annual Meeting in Stockholm, Sweden (19-23 Sept).

7 Sep 2022

Study highlights the importance of having a dedicated women-specific heart center

Cardiac conditions in women are underdiagnosed, undertreated, and under-researched compared to men. In an important prospective study in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, published by Elsevier, investigators report that attending a multidisciplinary dedicated women's heart center can increase the likelihood of an accurate diagnosis and significantly improve clinical and psychological outcomes of women reporting chest pain due to insufficient heart-muscle blood flow (myocardial ischemia) but not diagnosed with obstructive coronary artery disease.

7 Sep 2022

Transplanting gut bacteria from donors with sleep apnea can cause cardiovascular changes in mice

Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and MU Health Care have discovered how obstructive sleep apnea affects the gut microbiome in mice and how transplanting gut bacteria from sleep apnea affected mice can cause cardiovascular changes in the recipient mice.

7 Sep 2022

Medical school-based culinary medicine programs seek to improve nutrition education

Culinary medicine programs are emerging at medical schools to meet a critical need to improve nutrition education in an era of unprecedented diet-related health problems including obesity and cardiovascular disease, according to a review of programs by UT Southwestern researchers published in Academic Medicine, the journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges.

7 Sep 2022

DASH diet plan may be most effective in reducing heart risk in people with hypertension

Among several lifestyle changes that may reduce cardiovascular disease, adopting the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet may have the greatest impact for young and middle-aged adults with stage 1 hypertension, according to new research presented at the American Heart Association's Hypertension Scientific Sessions 2022, held Sept. 7-10, 2022, in San Diego.

7 Sep 2022

Better access to primary care physicians may increase high blood pressure awareness and control

Having easier access to primary care physicians may increase high blood pressure awareness and control regardless of where a person lives, according to new research published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

6 Sep 2022

Cooler ambient temperatures in the tropics increase risk of heart attacks

Scientists have long known that temperature changes impact the incidence of heart attacks. However, most of the research done so far has been in temperate climates, where temperatures range widely.

2 Sep 2022

Respiratory diseases affect females and males differently, study says

The impact of breathing diesel exhaust fumes may be more severe for females than males, according to new research that will be presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

2 Sep 2022

Type 2 diabetes remission achieved more effectively with bariatric surgery than lifestyle changes

Remission of type 2 diabetes is achieved more effectively and has longer-lasting results with bariatric surgery than through medications and lifestyle changes.

1 Sep 2022

Exploring the muscle symptoms associated with statin therapy

In a new study, investigators explored the influences of statin treatment on muscle symptoms.

31 Aug 2022

SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid antigen levels and patient outcomes

In a new study, researchers assessed the correlation between severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) nucleocapsid (N) antigen levels and hospitalized patient outcomes.

31 Aug 2022

Risk factors among pregnant and postpartum women with COVID-19

Researchers investigated the clinical risk factors associated with adverse outcomes among COVID-19-infected women during pregnancy and postpartum.

30 Aug 2022

Higher tea intake linked with modestly lower risk of death

A prospective study of half a million tea drinkers in the United Kingdom has shown that higher tea intake was associated with a modestly lowered risk of death.

29 Aug 2022

Combination of anemia and weak muscles increases the risk of death in older people

A study by researchers at the Federal University of São Carlos in Brazil and University College London in the United Kingdom shows that a combination of anemia and weak muscles in older people heightens the risk of death in ten years by 64% for men and by 117% for women.

29 Aug 2022

Cardiovascular Disease News and Research

Latest Cardiovascular Disease News and Research

Newly discovered protein could help to improve fertility treatments

Recent literature reports on the role of the gut microbiome on human health and its effect on diseases

Studies to explore whether achieving beneficial ketone levels can improve metabolic health of military service members

Research highlights the serious health implications of young-onset type 2 diabetes

Study highlights the importance of having a dedicated women-specific heart center

Transplanting gut bacteria from donors with sleep apnea can cause cardiovascular changes in mice

Medical school-based culinary medicine programs seek to improve nutrition education

DASH diet plan may be most effective in reducing heart risk in people with hypertension

Better access to primary care physicians may increase high blood pressure awareness and control

Cooler ambient temperatures in the tropics increase risk of heart attacks

Respiratory diseases affect females and males differently, study says

Type 2 diabetes remission achieved more effectively with bariatric surgery than lifestyle changes

Exploring the muscle symptoms associated with statin therapy

SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid antigen levels and patient outcomes

Risk factors among pregnant and postpartum women with COVID-19

Higher tea intake linked with modestly lower risk of death

Combination of anemia and weak muscles increases the risk of death in older people

Review of the risks and benefits of statins in primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases in adults

People with autoimmune disorder have a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease

Increased incidence of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in young Americans

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