Active older adults maintain happier, healthier lives: studies
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 14, 2022
Older adults who maintain a consistent rate of daily activity aren’t just happier; they have a lower risk of cardiovascular disease as well, according to two new studies.
Top 10 contributors to health loss in U.S.
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 31, 2015
A new analysis contains good and bad news regarding American life expectancy.
Metabolic syndrome linked to increased risk for stroke recurrence
Jul 29, 2021
Low levels of HDL cholesterol and having two or more components of metabolic syndrome predict recurrence.
Drinking at least two cups of tea daily linked to reduced mortality risk
Aug 30, 2022
An inverse association was seen for mortality from all cardiovascular disease, ischemic heart disease and stroke.
Low exercise may amplify link between poor sleep, mortality risk
Jun 30, 2021
The highest risks for all-cause, total CVD, total cancer, lung cancer mortality were seen in the no moderate-to-vigorous physical activity/poor sleep group.
ASA: Stroke rates down in elderly, up in young adults in the U.S.
Feb 03, 2022
Stroke incidence decreased among older adults nationwide and increased in 15- to 49-year-olds in the South and Midwest U.S.
Physical activity linked to lower mortality in stroke survivors
Aug 12, 2021
A dose-response relationship was seen; most of the risk reduction occurred between 0 and 20 metabolic equivalent hours/week.
Outcomes worse for Blacks, Hispanics after some types of stroke
Jun 02, 2022
Compared with white patients, the 30-day survival after intracerebral hemorrhage was worse in Black patients, and the risk for 30-day mortality after SAH was greater in Hispanic patients.
Social isolation, loneliness may harm cardiovascular, brain health
Aug 04, 2022
Social isolation and loneliness appear to be independent risk factors, but data on mediating pathways and confounders are limited.
Poor outcomes common with COVID-19, acute ischemic stroke
Feb 18, 2022
Factors associated with poor functional outcomes included age older than 60 years, diabetes mellitus, increased National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale and large vessel occlusion.