Health & Medicine - May 24, 2010 12:02 - 2 Comments

Eating pistachios ups antioxidant levels

PENN STATE (US)—The benefits of pistachios eaten as part of a healthy diet continue to add up. New research finds the nuts can increase the levels of antioxidants in the blood of adults with high cholesterol. (more…)

Health & Medicine - May 18, 2010 14:58 - 0 Comments

Stay-young steroids may protect the heart

U. LEEDS (UK)—Steroids currently sold as “fountain of youth” supplements—so called because of their apparent ability to improve energy, vision, and memory—may help trigger the body’s natural defense against heart disease. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 28, 2010 10:07 - 1 Comment

Smoking addiction may be in the genes

UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US)—Researchers have associated genetic variants with certain smoking behaviors. The study suggests the variants may affect whether a person will start to smoke, how much they’ll smoke, and if they are able to quit. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 24, 2010 11:01 - 2 Comments

Estrogen’s memory boost fades with age

YALE (US)—While hormone therapy appears to enhance memory for women just entering menopause, new research suggests it is of little cognitive benefit to older women and leaves them at increased risk of breast cancer, heart disease, and stroke. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 1, 2010 12:49 - 2 Comments

Preschoolers get head start on heart disease

UNC CHAPEL HILL (US)—Overweight children—as young as 3 years old—show signs of having elevated levels of C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammation that in adults is considered an early warning sign for future heart disease. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 15, 2010 13:55 - 3 Comments

Highway pollution drives up heart risk

USC (US)—Exposure to air pollution accelerates the thickening of artery walls that leads to cardiovascular disease, reports a new study—the first to link outdoor air quality and progression of atherosclerosis in humans. (more…)

Science & Technology - Feb 8, 2010 11:01 - 16 Comments

Genetic variants linked to human aging

KING’S COLLEGE LONDON (UK)—After analyzing more than 500,000 genetic variations across the entire human genome, a research team has identified definitive variants associated with biological aging in humans. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jan 26, 2010 13:03 - 7 Comments

Why meat-eating humans outlive apes

USC—The same evolutionary genetic advantages that have helped increase human lifespans by regulating the effects of meat-rich diets also make us uniquely susceptible to diseases of aging such as cancer, heart disease, and dementia. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jan 6, 2010 13:24 - 9 Comments

Vitamin D, race, and cardiac deaths

U. ROCHESTER—Vitamin D deficiency may contribute to a higher number of heart and stroke-related deaths among black Americans compared to whites, a new study finds. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Dec 11, 2009 10:05 - 4 Comments

Let kids get dirty. It’s good for them

NORTHWESTERN (US)—Are hyper-hygienic parents getting too worked up over germs? A new study suggests exposure to common germs early in life may actually protect against cardiovascular diseases in adulthood. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 30, 2009 14:39 - 3 Comments

Big dose of x-ray after heart attack

DUKE (US)—Acute heart attack patients receive an average dose of radiation that is equal to 725 chest X-rays, or 30 percent of the recommended annual limit, during an average hospital admission, according to a new study. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Nov 12, 2009 15:23 - 1 Comment

How walkable is your neighborhood?

U. MINNESOTA (US)—Life in the suburbs may not be all its cracked up to be. A new study finds that the suburbs fare poorly in both walkability—the degree of ease for walking—and in pollution levels. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Oct 22, 2009 15:12 - 2 Comments

Plant-rich diets pack phytochemical punch

U. FLORIDA (US)—Eating more plant-based foods, which are rich in substances called phytochemicals, seems to prevent oxidative stress in the body, a process associated with obesity and the onset of disease, researchers report. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Oct 20, 2009 15:21 - 2 Comments

Depression may raise heart disease risk

EMORY (US)—Depression tends to reduce coronary flow reserve, resulting in a greater risk of heart disease for people who suffer from it, according to a new study. The findings also suggest genetic susceptibility influences which individuals have an increased risk. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Oct 6, 2009 17:49 - 0 Comments

1918′s lessons point to prenatal flu exposure

USC (US)—Fetal exposure to the 1918 H1N1 strain of influenza A appears to increase the risk for cardiovascular disease later in life, a new study finds. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Sep 2, 2009 11:53 - 2 Comments

Paired therapy prevents heart failure

U. ROCHESTER (US)—Results from the largest clinical trial of its kind could change the way doctors treat cardiac patients. Heart failure risk drops by more than 40 percent when doctors couple an implanted cardiac defibrillator (ICD) with an additional implant that resynchronizes the heartbeat. (more…)

Society & Culture - Aug 12, 2009 4:00 - 2 Comments

To stay healthy, stay married

U. CHICAGO (US)—The end of a marriage, whether through divorce or death, has a lingering impact on health, even if a person remarries, a new study finds. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jul 10, 2009 17:15 - 0 Comments

Bringing home baby and chronic health risks

YALE (US)—New research suggests pregnancy complications may have a long-term effect on a woman’s health and may increase the risk for difficulties with future pregnancies. (more…)

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