Health
Four plant-based foods to eat every week, and why science suggests they're good for you
As a laureate professor in nutrition and dietetics people often ask—what do you eat?
Jan 5, 2022
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News tagged with risk of heart disease
Health
Light-to-moderate coffee drinking associated with health benefits
Up to three cups of coffee per day is associated with a lower risk of stroke and fatal heart disease, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2021.
Aug 28, 2021
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Cardiology
Too much, too little sleep linked to elevated heart risks in people free from disease
People who clock six to seven hours of sleep a night had the lowest chance of dying from a heart attack or stroke when compared with those who got less or more sleep, according to a study being presented at the American College ...
May 5, 2021
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Cardiology
Reversing prediabetes linked to fewer heart attacks, strokes
People who reverse their prediabetes may lower the risk of heart attack, stroke and death, a new study suggests.
Jan 26, 2021
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Cardiology
Studies show stents and surgery no better than medication, lifestyle changes at reducing the risk for heart attack
Invasive procedures such as bypass surgery and stenting—commonly used to treat blocked arteries—are no better at reducing the risk for heart attack and death in patients with stable ischemic heart disease than medication ...
Mar 30, 2020
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Surgery
Frailty may be highly predictive of complications, death in patients with mitral valve disease
Frailty measurements have become increasingly important in assessing surgical risk in patients with mitral valve disease, and research published online today in the Annals of Thoracic Surgery shows that frailty plays a significant ...
Mar 19, 2020
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Health
Women with chronic physical conditions more likely to experience mental illness in pregnancy
A new study led by a University of Toronto researcher has found that women with chronic physical conditions are more likely to experience mental illness during pregnancy or shortly after giving birth.
Aug 27, 2019
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Cardiology
Staying fit can cut your risk of heart attack by half
Poor cardiorespiratory fitness could increase your risk of a future heart attack, even if you have no symptoms of a lifestyle illness today, a new study has found.
Jan 15, 2019
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Neuroscience
Study: Age, race differences determine risk of stroke in women and men
A new study found that, between the ages of 45 and 74 years, white women were less likely to have a stroke than white men, but at age 75 and older, there was no difference in stroke risk between white women and men. In contrast, ...
Dec 11, 2018
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Health
Even the perceived risk of disease prompts intention to act
With so much focus on risk factors for disease, we are living in an era of surveillance medicine, in which the emphasis on risk blurs the lines between health and illness, argue researchers at Yale and Syracuse universities ...
Dec 4, 2014
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