Older adults who get physical can lower their heart disease risk
Study Highlights:
- Adults in their early 60s, who spend less time sitting and more time engaged in physical activity have healthier levels of heart and vessel disease indicators.
- The results from increased physical activity were found to be particularly good among women.
Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT / 5 a.m. ET Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018
DALLAS, […]
New tools, old rules: limit screen-based recreational media at home
Advisory Highlights:
- Screen time from computers, phones, tablet computers, video games, TV and other screen-based devices is associated with increased sedentary behavior in children and teens. Sedentary behaviors contribute to overweight and obesity.
- TV viewing has decreased among young people, but overall screen media consumption has increased substantially in this age group.
Embargoed until 4 a.m. […]
More sensitive blood test diagnoses heart attacks faster
Study Highlights:
- A new high-sensitivity blood test for heart attacks successfully diagnosed heart attacks faster and more accurately in the emergency room than the existing test.
Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT / 5 a.m. ET Monday, August 6, 2018
DALLAS, August 6, 2018 — A new test to assess a whether or not someone is […]
A protein could be key to preserving heart function in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Study Highlights:
- The brain-derived neurotrophic factor protein, known to be vital for brain function, might hold the key for preserving heart function in children and young adults with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
- Heart failure often kills Duchenne patients early in life and there is no effective treatment.
- Developing therapies designed to activate or supplement brain-derived neurotrophic factor […]
Obesity in young women may set the stage for heart
Study Highlights:
- Obesity may potentially lead to preeclampsia, a form of dangerous high blood pressure that can occur during the second half of pregnancy.
- As early as the first trimester of pregnancy, researchers found that obese women had higher blood pressure and changes in heart structure and function that may precede the onset of preeclampsia.
Embargoed […]
Being overweight may change young adults’ heart structure, function
Study Highlights:
- Being overweight may cause higher blood pressure and changes to the heart’s structure, even in young adults.
- Efforts to achieve or maintain a normal weight from a young age may help to prevent the development of heart disease later in life.
- The innovative study design used a new genetic analysis to assess if weight […]
Poor air quality does not offset exercise’s heart benefits
Study Highlight:
- Even in areas with moderate to high levels of traffic pollution, regular physical activity reduced the risk of first and recurrent heart attack.
Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT / 5 a.m. ET Wednesday, July 18, 2018
DALLAS, July 18, 2018 — Even in areas with moderate-to-high levels of traffic pollution, regular physical activity […]
Most black adults have high blood pressure before age 55
Study Highlights:
- Approximately 75 percent of black men and women develop high blood pressure by age 55 compared to 55 percent of white men and 40 percent of white women of the same age.
- Both black and white study participants who ate a DASH-style diet had a reduced risk of developing high blood pressure.
Embargoed until […]
Multivitamins do not promote cardiovascular health
Study Highlights:
- Multivitamins and mineral supplements do not prevent heart attacks, strokes or cardiovascular death.
- Data pooled from multiple studies show no health benefit of multivitamins.
Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT / 5 a.m. ET Tues., July 10, 2018
DALLAS, July 10, 2018 – Taking multivitamin and mineral supplements does not prevent
World Trade Center response crews may face higher heart attack, stroke risk
Study Highlights:
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may increase the risk for stroke and heart attack in both male and female city workers and volunteers who cleaned debris in the aftermath of the World Trade Center plane attack on September 11, 2001.
- The study sheds light on long-term consequences of PTSD 11-15 years after the event […]