New eye exam may be able to predict a heart attack
New research shows that a retina scan may be able to tell if you have a higher risk for myocardial infarction, also known as a heart attack.
Does Running Really Age Men Prematurely?
Despite recent claims made by researchers from the University College London, running probably won’t increase your vascular age or damage your heart. If anything, as always previously thought, it’s ...
Why women and men need to exercise differently
St George’s Hospital and University College London found their vascular age to be almost ten years older than their chronological age, whereas the hearts of female athletes showed no such signs ...
Midgestation increase in leptin puts child and mother at risk of cardiovascular disease
Before a baby is ever born, critical supply chain problems with nutrition and oxygen can result in premature birth or even death and increase the child and mother's lifelong risk of cardiovascular ...
Male athletes have stiffer arteries than women of same calibre, study suggests
Male athletes appear to have “older” and stiffer arteries than women of the same calibre, a study suggests. Researchers said their findings suggest older male athletes could be at higher risk ...
Scientists reveal leptin levels rising in preeclampsia trigger cardiovascular cascade that endangers both mother, baby
In preeclampsia which puts both mother and baby at risk researchers have discovered that a midgestational rise in the hormone leptin which most of us associa ...
Men, be warned. Running marathons could actually age you
Female athletes had a vascular age that was around the same as their actual age, researchers found. When scientists examined the descending aorta, which runs through the chest, even more ...
On The Run column: Is long distance running bad for your health? Depends on which study you read
There are a few guarantees in life: death, taxes and contradictory running studies. Whenever you think you know something about running, wait a few weeks and a new study will ...
Researchers are non-committal on guidance of cocoa flavanols for patients with type-2 diabetes
Scientists are struggling to reach a consensus on guidance of cocoa consumption for patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) as conflicting evidence makes it difficult to determine precise ...
Increase in leptin levels in preeclampsia prompts cardiovascular cascade that puts mother and baby at risk
Before a baby is ever born, critical supply chain problems with nutrition and oxygen can result in premature birth or even death and increase the child and mother's lifelong risk of cardiovascular ...
Japanese auto parts maker creates guard to protect doctors from radiation
An auto parts maker has developed a protective guard that drastically reduces medical doctors' exposure to radiation during cardiac ...
Male athletes have stiffer arteries than women of same calibre, study suggests
Researchers found that the aortas of the men were stiffer and, on average, 9.6 years older than their chronological age, while female athletes had a vascular age that was around the same as their ...
