A new study from UCLA researchers provides a strategy for finding treatments optimally tailored for women and men to prevent cognitive decline in aging as well as progression of neurodegenerative diseases by leveraging sex differences in the brain. BACKROUND Aging is associated with cognitive decline and brain atrophy. Aging also confers a major risk for… Continue reading UCLA researchers offer roadmap for identifying new neuroprotective treatments by leveraging sex differences
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The Power of Optimism
Optimism is linked to a longer lifespan in women from diverse racial and ethnic groups, and to better emotional health in older men, according to two studies funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA). One study showed that the previously established link between optimism and longevity applies to racially and ethnically diverse populations of… Continue reading The Power of Optimism
The Differing Symptoms of Heart Disease
A review of the latest research highlights the most reported symptoms of various cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), noting that men and women often experience different symptoms, according to a new American Heary (AHA) scientific statement published today in the Association’s flagship peer-reviewed journal, Circulation. The statement also highlights how symptoms are experienced over time, which may… Continue reading The Differing Symptoms of Heart Disease
The Breast-Cancer Factor in Heart Disease
Routine mammograms may provide key insights for cardiovascular disease, according to new research: Detection of breast arterial calcifications on breast mammograms was associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women, according to the research, published in March 2022 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association. This finding… Continue reading The Breast-Cancer Factor in Heart Disease
Smoking Continues Despite Knowledge of Risks
Many adults with a history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) continue to smoke cigarettes and/or use other tobacco products, despite knowing it increases their risk of having another cardiovascular event, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access journal of the American Heart Association (AHA). To understand how… Continue reading Smoking Continues Despite Knowledge of Risks
Repeat Heart Attacks Drop, but Survivors Still Face Danger
After surviving a heart attack, the proportion of patients who experience a repeat attack within a year fell between 2008 and 2017, with a greater decline in women than men, according to new research published in the American Heart Association’s flagship journal Circulation. Despite the improvement, the rate of recurrent heart attacks, hospitalization for heart… Continue reading Repeat Heart Attacks Drop, but Survivors Still Face Danger
Racial Differences and Pregnancy Care
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it will fund new research examining racial and ethnic disparities in pregnancy-related complications and deaths. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 700 women die each year in the United States from pregnancy-related complications. The grants to six institutions are expected to total… Continue reading Racial Differences and Pregnancy Care
Unequal Treatment for Female Heart Attack Patients?
When the heart suddenly can’t pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs after a heart attack, women ages 18-55 get less aggressive care in the hospital and are more likely to die prior to discharge than men the same age, according to new research in Circulation: Heart Failure, an American Heart Association (AHA) journal.… Continue reading Unequal Treatment for Female Heart Attack Patients?
Alcohol-Related Deaths on The Rise
An analysis of U.S. death certificate data by researchers at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has found that nearly 1 million people died from alcohol-related causes between 1999 and 2017. The number of death certificates mentioning alcohol more than doubled from 35,914 in… Continue reading Alcohol-Related Deaths on The Rise
Top Heart Disease and Stroke Researches Advances in 2019
Scientific research is the cornerstone for medical care and innovations that have resulted in improved health and longer life for many. The American Heart Association, one of the top funders of heart- and stroke-related research worldwide, has compiled an annual list of major advances in heart disease and stroke science since 1996. Here are the… Continue reading Top Heart Disease and Stroke Researches Advances in 2019
Racial Inequities Uncovered in Hospital Admissions for Heart Failure
Skin color too often determines the quality of cardiovascular health care a patient receives, researchers say. People who are black or of Latin American descent with the condition of heart failure are less likely to be admitted to specialized cardiology units, a disparity that may help explain long-known racial differences in heart failure outcomes, according… Continue reading Racial Inequities Uncovered in Hospital Admissions for Heart Failure
Smartphone Use and Obesity
As smartphones continue to be an inherent part of life and grow as a primary source of entertainment—particularly among young people—it leads to a decrease in physical activity, experts say. In a recent study presented at the American College of Cardiology Latin America Conference 2019, researchers concluded that college students who used their smartphones five… Continue reading Smartphone Use and Obesity
Number of New Cancer Cases Continues to Decline
Overall cancer incidence rates decreased in men between 2008 and 2015, while remaining stable in women from 1999 to 2015, according to the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer. The report also said that cancer incidence rates, meaning the rates of new cancers, continued to decline… Continue reading Number of New Cancer Cases Continues to Decline
Diet Soda Linked to Strokes and Heart Attacks
Among post-menopausal women, drinking multiple diet drinks daily was associated with an increase in the risk of having a stroke caused by a blocked artery, especially small arteries, according to research published in Stroke, a journal of the American Heart Association (AHA). According to a news release from the AHA, this is one of the… Continue reading Diet Soda Linked to Strokes and Heart Attacks
Sex Improves Overall Life Enjoyment Among Seniors
Sex encourages a feeling of improved well-being among older adults, according to a new study from British researchers. The findings were published in the journal Sexual Medicine. Led by Dr. Lee Smith from Anglia Ruskin University, UK, and Dr. Sarah Jackson from University College London, the study involved analyzing survey data from the English Longitudinal… Continue reading Sex Improves Overall Life Enjoyment Among Seniors
Sleep Apnea May Damage Women Earlier Than Men
Obstructive sleep apnea and snoring may damage heart function earlier in women than in men, according to new European research. The same study, presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), also suggested that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may be greatly underdiagnosed among snorers. OSA is a common but serious… Continue reading Sleep Apnea May Damage Women Earlier Than Men
Are You Really a Social Drinker, or Could You Be An Alcoholic?
Increasingly, women are going head to head with men when it comes to binge drinking. It’s not surprising: Society normalizes, encourages, and promotes drinking so heavily that it can be nearly impossible, at times, to know what’s ordinary or not. A 2015 report by the National Institutes of Health says an expanding number of Americans… Continue reading Are You Really a Social Drinker, or Could You Be An Alcoholic?
Globally, 1.4 Billion Adults Not Active Enough, Upping Their Risk of Disease
More than 25 percent (1.4 billion) of the world’s adult population were insufficiently active in 2016, putting them at greater risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, dementia, and some cancers, according to researchers from the World Health Organization (WHO). The study, the first to estimate global physical activities trends over time, was published in… Continue reading Globally, 1.4 Billion Adults Not Active Enough, Upping Their Risk of Disease