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Walking 3 to 4 miles a day reduces the risk of heart disease in older peop
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Older adults who walk three to four miles per day 6,000 to 9,000 steps, are 40 to 50 per cent less likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke than those who walk a mile (2,000 steps) per day, according to research published in the journal Circulation.
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Study reveals variety of healthy eating patterns can lower risk of prematu
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
new study found that a variety of healthy eating habits are associated with a lower chance of dying before your time.
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Study: Genetic test better than blood test for cardiovascular diseases
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Determining an individual's blood group based on genetic tests instead of merely traditional blood tests can provide a better picture of the risk of cardiovascular diseases. If a patient has two genetic variants of A, B or AB, the risk is twice as high compared with if one is O. This is the
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Genes may affect level of harmful bacterial toxins in the bloodstream: Res
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Lipopolysaccharide, a virulence factor produced by bacteria, is a toxin that can cause systemic inflammation via circulation. In a recently completed study, genetic markers were discovered that are associated with a heightened lipopolysaccharide level in the blood.
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Japanese research reveals physical strain helps bone growth
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers from the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute have shown that load affects the expression of the peptide osteocrin (OSTN), which increases when load is applied and decreases when it is reduced, in a study that was published in the journal 'Cell Reports'.
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Air pollution linked to trajectory of stroke: Study
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Air pollution has been widely associated with an increased risk of stroke. A new study looks at the role of air pollution on the trajectory of stroke, including cardiovascular events after first stroke and death. The study is published in the September 28, 2022, online issue of Neurology
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Stress speeds up immune ageing: Study
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a new USC study, stress in the form of traumatic events, job strain, everyday stressors, and discrimination accelerates immune system ageing, potentially increasing a person's risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and illness from infections like COVID-19.
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Study explains how heart disease deaths can be prevented by changing diet
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The number of people dying from cardiovascular disease (CVD) is steadily rising.
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Study finds stress accelerates immune aging
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Stress in the form of traumatic events, job strain, everyday stressors and discrimination, accelerates aging of the immune system, potentially increasing a person's risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease and illness from infections such as COVID-19, according to a new USC study.
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Study: Drinking coffee daily linked to risk of cardiovascular disease
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers revealed two or more cups of coffee a day may double the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease in people with severe high blood pressure (defined as 160/100 mm Hg or higher), but not in those with high blood pressure that is not considered severe.
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Research shows significant cardiovascular benefits at 6,000 daily walking
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The evidence-based health benefits of walking continue to accumulate, according to ongoing research by a University of Massachusetts Amherst physical activity epidemiologist, who leads an international consortium known as the Steps for Health Collaborative.
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Warning signs of sudden cardiac arrest provide opportunity for prevention
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Sudden cardiac arrest causes one in five deaths in industrialised countries.2 Most sudden cardiac arrests occur in the community in people not known to be at risk. A cardiac arrhythmia, called ventricular fibrillation, causes the heart to stop pumping and blood flow to cease. If blood flow i
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