Research Highlights: Adults aged 18- to 44-years-old who are long-term tobacco users and have prediabetes (higher than normal blood sugar levels) are at a 3 times greater risk of stroke. The results come from a national study of more than 1 million U.S. hospital admissions among young adult tobacco users without other known cardiovascular risk […]
Research Highlights: An analysis of more than 6,500 adults found a clear link between high cardiovascular health — as measured by the American Heart Association’s Life’s Essential 8 checklist — and slower biological aging. After accounting for a range of socioeconomic factors, adults with high cardiovascular health were about six years younger biologically than their […]
Research Highlights: As more people across the U.S. use marijuana for medical and recreational reasons, two new studies suggest its regular intake may damage heart and brain health. In one study, daily use of marijuana raised the risk of developing heart failure by about one-third, even after considering other factors, compared to people who reported […]
Research Highlights: Artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning models may help to predict the risk of cardiovascular disease events and detect heart valvular disease, according to two preliminary research studies. One study found that artificial intelligence analyzing sound data of the heart recorded from a digital stethoscope was able to more accurately detect heart valve […]
Research Highlights: Depression and anxiety may accelerate the onset of risk factors for increased heart attack and stroke, according to a Boston-based study. People with a higher genetic sensitivity to stress developed a cardiovascular risk factor at a younger age, than people without the genetic marker. A separate study based in Dallas found that cumulative […]
American Heart Association Research Highlights: In a small study of adults living in rural America, those who identified as transgender were more likely to have cardiovascular disease risk factors, including tobacco use, obesity, high blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes or insulin resistance, high cholesterol and/or alcohol use. Study participants with the highest odds of having […]
At Kaneshie Polyclinic, a health center in a hardscrabble neighborhood of Accra, the capital of Ghana, there is a rule. Every patient who walks through the door — a woman in labor, a construction worker with an injury, a child with malaria — is screened for tuberculosis. This policy, a national one, is meant to […]
Sandee LaMotte, CNN November 6, 2023 at 5:00 AM Older adults who don’t smoke tobacco but do use marijuana were at higher risk of both heart attack and stroke when hospitalized, while people who use marijuana daily were 34% more likely to develop heart failure, according to two new non-published studies presented Monday at the […]
Nov. 6 (UPI) — Keeping the heart healthy may slow the pace of aging and prevent the risk of cardiovascular and age-related diseases while extending life, a preliminary study suggests. The study will be presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2023 Saturday through next Monday in Philadelphia. Advertisement Researchers explored the association between […]
UK femcare-turned-gynaecological-health startup, Daye, has expanded its tampon-based home screening service to add STI testing. The startup is billing this “non-invasive screening” service for sexually transmitted infections as a “world first”. The “STI Diagnostic Tampon” service uses Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing tech to detect the presence of pathogens. Daye is launching with the ability […]