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Understanding the social determinants of cardiovascular health in Asian Americans

Numerous social and structural factors, including immigration status, socioeconomic position and access to health care, contribute to differences in cardiovascular health and heart disease risk for Asian Americans, and these factors affect Asian ethnic subgroups in different ways, according to a new scientific statement published today in the American Heart Association's journal, Circulation.

16 Sep 2024

New research highlights role of dietary antioxidants in reducing erectile dysfunction risk

Researchers assess the association between erectile dysfunction and the Compound Dietary Antioxidant Index.

16 Sep 2024

Exploring Japanese medicine: Longevity, lifestyle, and emerging health priorities

Investigating Japanese longevity reveals the impact of lifestyle medicine and government strategies on health, offering lessons for global wellness initiatives.

16 Sep 2024

Do organic foods really offer better health benefits?

Researchers compare the health impacts of consuming organic foods to conventional alternatives.

16 Sep 2024

Family member’s cancer diagnosis may increase risks of psychological and cardiovascular illnesses

New research suggests that a family member’s cancer diagnosis may increase first-degree relatives’ and spouses’ risks of developing psychological and cardiovascular illnesses.

16 Sep 2024

Unhealthy maternal diet may lead to heart and diabetes risks in offspring

Babies born to pregnant women with obesity are more likely to develop heart problems and diabetes as adults due to fetal damage caused by the high-fat, high-energy diet of their mother.

16 Sep 2024

Coordinated health teams may help improve outcomes for children with Trisomy 21 and heart conditions

A coordinated, multidisciplinary health care team to address the specific physical, psychological and developmental needs of children with Trisomy 21, or Down syndrome, and congenital heart disease may help children with these conditions lead longer and more productive lives, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association.

13 Sep 2024

Obesity medication liraglutide is safe and effective in children aged 6 to <12 years

Liraglutide treatment significantly lowers BMI in obese children aged 6 to <12, but gastrointestinal side effects prompt the need for additional studies.

13 Sep 2024

Research highlights cardiovascular benefits of semaglutide for overweight adults with impaired kidney function

The anti-obesity medication semaglutide may help to prevent heart attacks, strokes, and other major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) as well as death in adults with overweight or obesity who don't have diabetes, whether or not they also have impaired kidney function, according to new research to be presented at this year's Annual Meeting of The European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), Madrid (9-13 Sept).

13 Sep 2024

Significant global cardiovascular risk linked to high lipoprotein(a) levels

Review in The Lancet finds that one in five globally are at risk of contracting cardiovascular diseases, because they carry a genetic risk of high levels of a specific lipoprotein, which can be tested for and possibly treated.

12 Sep 2024

New study links lower Nutri-score foods to increased cardiovascular risk

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of mortality in Western Europe, accounting for 1/3 of deaths in 2019.

12 Sep 2024

Study reveals lower risk of atrial fibrillation after quitting smoking

Quitting cigarettes can significantly lower a person's risk of atrial fibrillation (AFib) compared to those who continue to smoke, according to a study published today in JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology.

11 Sep 2024

Promising new approach to combat HIV

Researchers at Université de Montréal's affiliated hospital research center, the CRCHUM, say the discovery could help lessen and even eliminate viral loads in people undergoing antiretroviral therapy.

11 Sep 2024

Diligence associated with better cardiovascular outcomes in type 2 diabetes patients

People with type 2 diabetes, who display lower levels of diligence, may have a significantly higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease with which diabetes is strongly associated, finds research published in the open access journal BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care.

10 Sep 2024

Statins found to be cost-effective and linked to better health outcomes in older adults

Statin treatment is cost-effective and linked to better health outcomes in older people with or without previous cardiovascular disease, although the risk reductions were substantially smaller in the latter, reports a modeling on the lifetime benefits of these drugs among the over-70s, published online in the journal Heart.

10 Sep 2024

Obesity medication liraglutide safe and effective in children under 12, research finds

The obesity medication liraglutide is safe and effective in children aged 6 to <12 years, new research being presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Madrid, Spain (9-13 September), and published simultaneously in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), has found.

10 Sep 2024

Sulthiame shows promise in reducing obstructive sleep apnea symptoms

Patients taking sulthiame, a drug currently in use for epilepsy, experienced a reduction in their symptoms of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), according to results of a clinical trial presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress in Vienna, Austria.

10 Sep 2024

Girls exposed to endocrine-disrupting chemicals may be more likely to start puberty early

Girls exposed to certain endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) may be more likely to start puberty early, according to new research published in Endocrinology, the flagship basic science journal of the Endocrine Society.

10 Sep 2024

Timing of nocturnal hot flashes may impact heart disease risk

Nocturnal hot flashes are disruptive regardless of when they occur during the night. A new study suggests that more hot flashes occur during the second half of the night when more REM sleep typically occurs and when such disruption has a greater chance of increasing the risk of heart disease.

10 Sep 2024

Adverse pregnancy outcomes may increase cardiovascular risk in postmenopausal women

Pregnancy-related hypertension has already been proven to lead to a number of negative health outcomes later in life, including more bothersome menopause symptoms like hot flashes, the risk of dementia, kidney problems, and stroke.

10 Sep 2024

Cardiovascular Disease News and Research

Latest Cardiovascular Disease News and Research

Understanding the social determinants of cardiovascular health in Asian Americans

New research highlights role of dietary antioxidants in reducing erectile dysfunction risk

Exploring Japanese medicine: Longevity, lifestyle, and emerging health priorities

Do organic foods really offer better health benefits?

Family member’s cancer diagnosis may increase risks of psychological and cardiovascular illnesses

Unhealthy maternal diet may lead to heart and diabetes risks in offspring

Coordinated health teams may help improve outcomes for children with Trisomy 21 and heart conditions

Obesity medication liraglutide is safe and effective in children aged 6 to <12 years

Research highlights cardiovascular benefits of semaglutide for overweight adults with impaired kidney function

Significant global cardiovascular risk linked to high lipoprotein(a) levels

New study links lower Nutri-score foods to increased cardiovascular risk

Study reveals lower risk of atrial fibrillation after quitting smoking

Promising new approach to combat HIV

Diligence associated with better cardiovascular outcomes in type 2 diabetes patients

Statins found to be cost-effective and linked to better health outcomes in older adults

Obesity medication liraglutide safe and effective in children under 12, research finds

Sulthiame shows promise in reducing obstructive sleep apnea symptoms

Girls exposed to endocrine-disrupting chemicals may be more likely to start puberty early

Timing of nocturnal hot flashes may impact heart disease risk

Adverse pregnancy outcomes may increase cardiovascular risk in postmenopausal women

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