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Balanced Diet Really Is Brain Food Eating a balanced diet rich in vitamins B, C, D, and E and omega-3 fatty acids could help prevent brain shrinkage in the elderly and preserve mental acuity. In a recent study, researchers took blood samples from 104 healthy people whose average age was 87, administered tests of memory and thinking skills, and performed brain scans on 42 of the ...
Bariatric Surgery Could Improve Heart Health Weight-loss surgery may reduce the risk of having a heart attack or stroke as well as lower the risk of dying as a result of one. A 15-year study of obese men and women found that those who had bariatric surgery were 33 percent less likely to have a heart attack or stroke than those who opted to forgo surgery, ...
Bereavement Raises Heart Risk In the months following the death of a close relative, the bereaved can be at increased risk of heart attacks and strokes. Researchers monitoring the hearts of bereaved spouses and parents found that the death of a spouse or child can trigger rapid increases in heart rate and changes in heart-rhythm regularity. While the changes observed would not cause serious ...
Miscarriages Raise Heart Attack Risk According to a new study, having multiple miscarriages or stillbirths considerably increases a woman's risk of having a heart attack later in life. Each miscarriage increases a woman's risk of heart attack by about 40 percent. The study involved more than 11,500 women in their mid-30s to mid-60s.Compared to those who never suffered a miscarriage, women who had lost three ...
Python Heart Growth Could Help Humans Pythons are able to live for nearly a year without eating, but when they do eat, their metabolisms increase more than 40-fold and their organs immediately begin to get larger to aid digestion. Their hearts, in particular, grow 40 percent or more in just three days. Researchers have been studying this phenomenon to see if it can help them find ...