Cardiovascular Disease News and Research

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Transgenic mouse model reveals surprising new connections between peripheral nerves and the heart

Oxidative stress – characterized by elevated levels of unstable molecules called reactive oxygen species– is associated with neurodegeneration and cardiovascular disease.

14 Jun 2023

NHS "flying blind" make attempts to eliminate ethnic inequalities in health and care

The NHS will be "flying blind" in its attempts to meet its legal, and moral, obligation to eliminate ethnic inequalities in health and care until longstanding problems with the quality of ethnicity data are resolved, warns an expert in The BMJ today.

14 Jun 2023

Immune resilience promotes longevity and resistance to infections

Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, working with collaborators in five countries, today revealed that the capacity to resist or recover from infections and other sources of inflammatory stress -; called "immune resilience" -; differs widely among individuals.

13 Jun 2023

Simple juice concentrate from the Japanese plum may reduce cardiovascular disease risk

More than 122 million Americans – about half of the U.S. population ages 20 and older – have high blood pressure, referred to medically as hypertension.

13 Jun 2023

International researchers put forward landmark proposal to diagnose, treat heart disease with neuromodulation technologies

Professor Kalyanam Shivkumar of David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in collaboration with Professor David Paterson, of Oxford University has been awarded a prestigious Leducq International Network of Excellence Program Award of $8 million to set up a major new transatlantic network linking world leading researchers from the United States and Europe to develop bioelectronics and therapies that target the nervous system to treat heart diseases.

13 Jun 2023

Sleep-disordered breathing more prevalent among short-snouted dogs, study reveals

University of Helsinki researchers tested a new method of diagnosing sleep-disordered breathing in dogs using a neckband developed for human sleep apnoea diagnostics.

13 Jun 2023

Sex differences contribute to age-related inflammation: Study

Older female mice had more immune cells entering areas of the body where they shouldn't according to a new study, demonstrating that sex differences contribute to age-related inflammation that needs to be considered in future research.

13 Jun 2023

Rising alcohol consumption in China linked to increased risk of 61 diseases

The associations between alcohol consumption and the risk of diseases in Chinese adults.

12 Jun 2023

Chronic exposure to lead, cadmium and arsenic associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease

Chronic exposure to low levels of lead, cadmium and arsenic through commonly used household items, air, water, soil and food is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

12 Jun 2023

First-of-its-kind prognostic blood test can better predict preeclampsia risk

For decades, doctors have typically relied on measuring blood pressure and proteins in urine to determine whether a woman will develop preeclampsia, a serious hypertensive disorder that affects roughly 2% to 8% of pregnant women worldwide.

12 Jun 2023

New data challenge seeks to unravel how lipoprotein(a) levels impact risk of cardiovascular disease

The American Heart Association, the world's leading voluntary organization focused on heart and brain health, invites scientific researchers across the globe to compete in a new data challenge to better inform the scientific understanding of how lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] levels impact the risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke.

12 Jun 2023

Fatty fish intake decreases lipophilic index, increases cell membrane fluidity

Eating fatty fish decreased the lipophilic index in people with impaired glucose metabolism or coronary heart disease, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland.

12 Jun 2023

New study reveals alarming impact of ultra-processed foods on cardiometabolic health

Uncovering the connection between ultra-processed food intake and cardiometabolic risk factors, study investigates changes in UPF consumption and their impact on adults with metabolic syndrome over a 12-month period.

11 Jun 2023

Novel urban design metric links cardio-metabolic disease risk factors to the built environment

Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of non-communicable disease burden and death. Population-level interventions targeting modifiable risk factors can reduce disease burden, by enabling people to make daily, healthy choices via long-term structural features.

9 Jun 2023

Pennington Biomedical wants children 5 years old and younger to participate in the Shape Up! Keiki study

The Pennington Biomedical Research Center is looking for children 5 years old and younger to participate in the Shape Up! Keiki research study.

9 Jun 2023

Black, Hispanic breast cancer survivors have higher mortality risk after a second malignancy

Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black female survivors of breast cancer experience higher death rates after being diagnosed with a second primary cancer than members of other ethnic and racial groups, according to recent research from investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.

9 Jun 2023

Cardiovascular Disease News and Research

Latest Cardiovascular Disease News and Research

Transgenic mouse model reveals surprising new connections between peripheral nerves and the heart

NHS "flying blind" make attempts to eliminate ethnic inequalities in health and care

Immune resilience promotes longevity and resistance to infections

Simple juice concentrate from the Japanese plum may reduce cardiovascular disease risk

International researchers put forward landmark proposal to diagnose, treat heart disease with neuromodulation technologies

Sleep-disordered breathing more prevalent among short-snouted dogs, study reveals

Sex differences contribute to age-related inflammation: Study

Rising alcohol consumption in China linked to increased risk of 61 diseases

Chronic exposure to lead, cadmium and arsenic associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease

First-of-its-kind prognostic blood test can better predict preeclampsia risk

New data challenge seeks to unravel how lipoprotein(a) levels impact risk of cardiovascular disease

Fatty fish intake decreases lipophilic index, increases cell membrane fluidity

New study reveals alarming impact of ultra-processed foods on cardiometabolic health

Novel urban design metric links cardio-metabolic disease risk factors to the built environment

Pennington Biomedical wants children 5 years old and younger to participate in the Shape Up! Keiki study

Black, Hispanic breast cancer survivors have higher mortality risk after a second malignancy

What are the patterns of use of wearable devices among individuals with or at risk for cardiovascular disease in the US?

Experimental drug may slow the progression of atherosclerosis

An overview of the relationship between the exposome and cardiovascular health

Study: One in three people with Type 2 diabetes in Austria suddenly stop treatment

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