It’s a common misconception that heart disease mostly affects men but the fact is, it’s a prevalent health problem in women too. Here’s what you need to know about heart disease in women.
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Your risk for heart disease increases as you grow older so it’s important to start taking preventive measures now. Here’s how you can protect your heart as you age!
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The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea The Y chromosome can be lost through the process of aging, and this can lead to an increased risk of heart failure and cardiovascular disease, according to a recent study my colleagues and I published in the journal Science. While most […]
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There are many risk factors for heart disease, and some of them are just downright strange! Thankfully, we can change some of them, but there are others we can’t. Here are 18 of the oddest risk factors for heart disease…
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The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Drinking beer and spirits is linked to elevated levels of visceral fat – the harmful type of fat that is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, and other health complications – whereas drinking wine shows no such […]
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Os Centros de Controle e Prevenção de Doenças (CDC) dos Estados Unidos consideram as doenças cardiovasculares o “principal assassino dos americanos”. Essa é uma descrição bastante séria e assustadora, especialmente considerando que muitas vezes há pouca indicação de um problema de saúde que leve a um ataque cardíaco (referido clinicamente como infarto do miocárdio [IM]). […]
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