#cardiovascular-disease

#cardiovascular-disease

Older people who onlywalk 4,000 daily steps once a week still reduce their risk of dying early by a quarter, a study suggests. Staying active is known to bring a wide range of health benefits. But many people in their 60s, 70s and beyond may struggle for a variety of reasons to maintain the step count they used to reach. Until now it has been unclear how much people need to do as they age to reap the rewards.

Led by researchers at West Virginia University and Morgan State University in the United States, the review explored past academic studies and meta-analyses that combined account for more than 1 million participants from various world regions, including the U.S., Europe and Asia. Published Aug. 5 in the MDPI journal Nutrients, the study offers a broadly sunny view of coffee's positive associations with better health, including a connection to longer life.

New findings from Harvard researchers pinpoint reduced inflammation as the key to cocoa's effects against cardiovascular disease. The work follows a large probe of the possible health benefits of cocoa that ran from 2014 to 2020. Called COSMOS, the study showed that cocoa supplements reduced cardiovascular disease mortality by 27 percent among 21,442 subjects 60 and older. What that study didn't explain is how.

It got worse, she says, when she tried to leave. "You just don't know if you can sustain living that way," said Dosanjh, who then chose to get an order of protection against her then-husband. The toll on her health started to show. "I had abnormal stress tests," Dosanjh said. "I had to have a cardiac catheterization." And she's not alone according to a study released last month by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

A new study has found a link between high blood pressure at the age of 7 and up to a 50 per cent increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease over the next five decades. Currently, children in the UK are not routinely checked for blood pressure as part of a national screening programme. But the researchers said their findings demonstrate the importance of regularly checking children's blood pressure to help them develop heart-healthy habits early on.

Influenza infections trigger heart attacks by causing inflammation and plaque rupture, which increases the risk for those with existing heart disease.

Most ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) are characterized by poor nutritional quality, contributing to excessive calories, and are typically high in saturated fats, added sugars and sodium (salt).

Researchers have discovered that gut bacteria produce a molecule that not only induces but also causes atherosclerosis, the accumulation of fat and cholesterol in the arteries.

The PREVENT equations were developed in 2023 to enhance the accuracy of cardiovascular disease risk predictions in a diverse patient cohort, improving preventive care efforts.

Phthalates, commonly found in various consumer products, may have contributed to over 10% of global heart disease mortality among adults aged 55 to 64 in 2018.