Fountain of youth for heart health may lie in the gut
Age-related changes to microbiome fuel vascular decline, new study showsCredit: CU Boulder Why do blood vessels naturally stiffen and degrade ...
Tag: Mortality/Longevity
New peer-reviewed journal Death Research: The Last Frontier announced
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 19, 2019 - Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers announces the ...
Australian study links breastfeeding with lower risk of heart disease
Mothers who breastfed are 34 percent less likely to die of heart diseaseCredit: https://pixabay.com/photos/baby-breast-breastfeeding-care-21167/ Mothers who breastfeed their babies have ...
Higher consumption of sugary beverages linked with increased risk of mortality
Boston, MA - The more sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) people consumed, the greater their risk of premature death--particularly death from cardiovascular ...
New study underscores significant benefit of conversations between clinicians and patients
Across the United States, millions of individuals face serious, life-limiting illness like cancer, heart disease and stroke, respiratory disease and ...
Older adults with multiple chronic illnesses
AGS releases new action steps to guide care Caring for older adults with multiple chronic conditions can create challenging situations. ...
Antiviral therapy improves survival rates for kidney transplant recipients with hepatitis B or C
Large-scale study confirms antiviral therapy should be systematically offered to hepatitis B- and C-infected kidney transplant recipients, reported in the ...
Most countries in sub-Saharan Africa not on track for under-5 mortality reduction goal
The relatively slow pace of neonatal and under-5 mortality reduction could prevent most countries in sub-Saharan Africa from achieving targets ...
Most deaths in children aged 5 to 14 in India, China, Brazil, Mexico are preventable
Deaths due to communicable diseases, transport injuries, drowning and childhood cancers are common for children in all four countries March ...
Structural Heart features studies on ASD closure and disparities in Watchman device access
NEW YORK - March 12, 2019-The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) is pleased to announce that the latest issue of Structural ...
Air pollution causes 800,000 extra deaths a year in Europe and 8.8 million worldwide
Press conference in Mainz on Tuesday at 11.00 hrs CETCredit: European Heart Journal Air pollution could be causing double the ...
Blood pressure control is beneficial, is it not?
New findings on blood pressure control in older adults Until recently, physicians had generally assumed that older adults benefit from ...
Care home dehydration tests don’t work
Standard tests used to identify dehydration are not working for older people living in care homes - according to new ...
At what age do you feel 65?
New study reveals wide variations in how well or poorly people age; United States ranks 54th between Iran (53rd) and ...
Study shows success of measles vaccine campaigns in India
Researchers have provided the first insight on the impact of mass vaccination campaigns in India, introduced in 2010Credit: SEAR/A. Cabellero-Reynolds ...
Fasting-mimicking diet holds promise for treating people with inflammatory bowel disease
Clinical trial shows reduction of inflammation in humans; diet appears to reverse Crohn's and colitis pathology in mice What if ...
Genomics could better match treatments to pancreatic cancer patients
PITTSBURGH, March 4 - Pancreatic cancer is a grim diagnosis, with a five-year survival rate of less than 9 percent. ...
Long-lived parents produce better quality offspring
Genetic manipulation that more than doubles lifespan also leads to better offspring - according to new collaborative research from the ...
High-fat diet and age alter microflora and cause inflammation in heart failure
Experiments with mice show involvement of gut bacteria and spleen in this heart pathologyCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Growing older ...
Newly identified drug targets could open door for esophageal cancer therapeutics
Researchers block two cancer cell signaling pathways and slow tumor growthCredit: Case Western Reserve School of Medicine Blocking two molecular ...