Cardiovascular Disease News and Research

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Presidential advisory by the American Heart Association: connecting cardiovascular, kidney, and metabolic health

The interplay among chronic kidney disease, metabolic risk factors, and the cardiovascular system.

11 Oct 2023

Do prebiotics and probiotics positively impact cardiovascular and renal health?

The benefits of consuming nutrients, prebiotics, and probiotics to enhance cardiovascular and renal health.

11 Oct 2023

Depression's heavy toll: Unraveling its impact on overall health in US adults

Depression in US adults found to significantly raise risks of death, particularly from cardiovascular ailments. Increased awareness and treatment can mitigate impacts.

10 Oct 2023

Is a vegan diet a healthy choice for kids?

In a comprehensive review published in Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, scientists analyzed the health implications of vegan diets in children and adolescents. The study reveals both benefits and concerns, highlighting lower cholesterol levels but potential nutritional deficiencies that might affect bone health.

10 Oct 2023

Study sheds light on the role of immune cells in fat tissue inflammation and obesity

Fat tissue, for as much as it's been vilified, is an incredibly complex and essential bodily organ involved in energy storage and hormone production, among other functions.

10 Oct 2023

Obesity before or during pregnancy can be the root cause of future cardiovascular disease

Pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia and gestational diabetes have recently been associated with a higher risk of developing heart disease later in life.

10 Oct 2023

Mental health problems may lead to obesity, other health problems for Latinx teens

Latinx kids who experienced depression, anxiety or other mental health issues in middle school had a greater chance of developing sleep problems, unhealthy weight gain and sedentary behavior in high school, according to a study out today.

10 Oct 2023

New outreach campaign promotes collaboration between oral health providers and family physicians

An ongoing and open exchange between oral-health providers and family physicians can effectively improve the quality of their patients' treatment and wellbeing, and in certain cases even save lives.

10 Oct 2023

Obesity in early pregnancy linked to increased cardiovascular disease risk later in life

Having obesity before and during early pregnancy appears to be a strong indicator of risk for developing future cardiovascular disease and was significantly linked with adverse outcomes during pregnancy such as high blood pressure, preeclampsia, and gestational diabetes, according to a study published in Circulation Research that was funded by the National Institutes of Health.

10 Oct 2023

Health experts redefine cardiovascular disease risk, prevention and management

Health experts are redefining cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, prevention and management, according to a new American Heart Association presidential advisory published today in the Association's flagship journal Circulation.

9 Oct 2023

Study finds non-nutritive sweetened beverages more effective than water for weight loss

The effects of consuming non-nutritive sweetened (NNS) beverages and water after a weight management program.

9 Oct 2023

The potential benefits of ribavirin and pleconaril treatment on type 1 diabetes

Researchers investigate whether ribavirin and pleconaril could stimulate endogenous insulin production among individuals with incident type 1 diabetes.

8 Oct 2023

BU professor receives grant to study endothelial cell health in cardiometabolic disease

Naomi Hamburg, MD, the Joseph A. Vita Professor of Medicine at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, has been awarded a five-year, $3.7 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute for her research study, "Endothelial Cell Health Across the Spectrum of Cardiometabolic Disease."

6 Oct 2023

Machine learning can simplify lung cancer screening process

Machine learning models to identify the simplest way to screen for lung cancer have been developed by researchers from UCL and the University of Cambridge, bringing personalized screening one step closer.

6 Oct 2023

Sarcopenia doubles risk of cardiovascular death in people with diabetes

New research being presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Hamburg, Germany (2-6 Oct) shows that low muscle mass is associated with a two-fold risk of death from cardiovascular disease in individuals with diabetes.

6 Oct 2023

New research sheds light on metabolic problems faced by transgender people

The latest data on the metabolic problems faced by trans people are presented at a session at this year's Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (Hamburg 2-6 October).

6 Oct 2023

CRISPR gene editing study provides insights into how autism gene affects brain development

Researchers have used CRISPR gene editing, stem cells and human neurons to study the impact of a gene that is commonly mutated in autism.

5 Oct 2023

A public health problem: The global increase in sugar-sweetened beverage consumption

The consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) among adults from 1990 to 2018 in 185 countries.

5 Oct 2023

New drug tirzepatide equally effective in early-onset and later-onset type 2 diabetes

Tirzepatide is as effective at treating early-onset type 2 diabetes (T2D), a more aggressive form of the condition that normally responds less well to treatment, as it is at treating T2D diagnosed later in life, new research being presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Hamburg, Germany (2-6 Oct) has found.

4 Oct 2023

The adipose tissue dysfunction behind metabolically healthy obesity

A session at this year's Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes will explore the latest data on the concept of metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) – more commonly known by the public as 'fat but fit'.

4 Oct 2023

Cardiovascular Disease News and Research

Latest Cardiovascular Disease News and Research

Presidential advisory by the American Heart Association: connecting cardiovascular, kidney, and metabolic health

Do prebiotics and probiotics positively impact cardiovascular and renal health?

Depression's heavy toll: Unraveling its impact on overall health in US adults

Is a vegan diet a healthy choice for kids?

Study sheds light on the role of immune cells in fat tissue inflammation and obesity

Obesity before or during pregnancy can be the root cause of future cardiovascular disease

Mental health problems may lead to obesity, other health problems for Latinx teens

New outreach campaign promotes collaboration between oral health providers and family physicians

Obesity in early pregnancy linked to increased cardiovascular disease risk later in life

Health experts redefine cardiovascular disease risk, prevention and management

Study finds non-nutritive sweetened beverages more effective than water for weight loss

The potential benefits of ribavirin and pleconaril treatment on type 1 diabetes

BU professor receives grant to study endothelial cell health in cardiometabolic disease

Machine learning can simplify lung cancer screening process

Sarcopenia doubles risk of cardiovascular death in people with diabetes

New research sheds light on metabolic problems faced by transgender people

CRISPR gene editing study provides insights into how autism gene affects brain development

A public health problem: The global increase in sugar-sweetened beverage consumption

New drug tirzepatide equally effective in early-onset and later-onset type 2 diabetes

The adipose tissue dysfunction behind metabolically healthy obesity

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