The research is presented at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2021, an online scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and published in the journal Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. Study author Dr Zahra Raisi-Estabragh from Queen Mary’s William Harvey Research Institute said: “Previous studies have shown links between greater red meat consumption and increased risk of heart attacks or dying...
EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY IMAGE: PATRICIA A. LOZANO, A RESEARCH ASSISTANT AT THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY RANGEL COLLEGE OF PHARMACY CREDIT: PATRICIA A. LOZANO The antidepression drug duloxetine could be beneficial to patients with both depression and cardiovascular disease, according to new studies performed in human blood and in mice. Globally, more than 300 million people have...
by American Heart Association Credit: CC0 Public Domain People with abdominal obesity and excess fat around the body’s mid-section and organs have an increased risk of heart disease even if their body mass index (BMI) measurement is within a healthy weight range, according to a new Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association published today in...
by Pennsylvania State University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Eating red meat may have a bad reputation for being bad for the heart, but new research found that lean beef may have a place in healthy diets, after all. In a randomized controlled study, researchers found that a Mediterranean diet combined with small portions of lean beef helped lower risk factors for...
by Gillian Rutherford, University of Alberta Pharmacy researcher John Ussher led new research identifying a protein that could be key to developing treatments to prevent a type of heart failure that is common but often hidden in people with Type 2 diabetes. Credit: Julia Brown Photography A University of Alberta laboratory has uncovered a new approach to preventing...
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION DALLAS, March 29, 2021 — Six pregnancy-related complications – high blood pressure, gestational diabetes, preterm delivery, small-for-gestational-age delivery, pregnancy loss or placental abruption – increase a woman’s risk for developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) later in life, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association, published today in the Association’s...
by Columbia University Credit: Columbia University Therapies that soothe inflammation could be an effective way to prevent heart disease in people with a common age-related blood condition, according to a new study from researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. The researchers identified how the blood condition, called clonal hematopoiesis, worsens atherosclerosis, and their findings...
by University of Otago Graphical abstract. Credit: Diabetologia (2021). University of Otago researchers have discovered one of the reasons why more than 50 percent of people with type 2 diabetes die from heart disease. And perhaps more significantly, they have found how to treat it. Associate Professor Rajesh Katare, of the Department of Physiology, says it...
Type of cholesterol produced as we consume food is a stronger predictor of health risk than the more commonly tested “bad” cholesterol, study shows. University of Alberta researchers have found a new, more effective way to measure future heart disease and diabetes risk in youth. By testing the blood for remnant cholesterol (RC), made by the body...
by Imperial College London Credit: CC0 Public Domain Cancer is the leading cause of death among people with diabetes in England. This is the finding of an 18-year-study of over 300,000 people with diabetes in England, from scientists from Imperial College London and published in the journal The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. The research, funded by the...
