Sugary drinks, fruit juices linked to higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes among boys
Research Highlights:
- Preliminary findings from a long-term study of children in Massachusetts have potentially linked regularly drinking sugary drinks and fruit juices (8 ounces or more daily) during childhood and adolescence to a higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, based on glycemic […]
8-hour time-restricted eating linked to a 91% higher risk of cardiovascular death
Research Highlights:
- A study of over 20,000 adults found that those who followed an 8-hour time-restricted eating schedule, a type of intermittent fasting, had a 91% higher risk of death from cardiovascular disease.
- People with heart disease or cancer also had an increased risk […]
African American veterans with PTSD had higher risk of re-hospitalization after stroke
Compared to African American vets without posttraumatic stress disorder, those […]
High cholesterol was twice as prevalent among American Indian teens and young adults
More than half of American Indian teens and nearly two-thirds […]
Sweetened drinks linked to atrial fibrillation risk
Research Highlights:
- An analysis of health data in the UK Biobank found a 20% higher risk of irregular heart rhythm, known as atrial fibrillation, among people who said they drank two liters or more per week (about 67 ounces) of artificially sweetened drinks. […]
Here’s your wake-up call: Daylight saving time may impact your heart health
As much of the nation prepares to “spring forward,” the […]
Urgent need to develop best practices to advance use of AI in cardiovascular care
Statement Highlights:
- The American Heart Association encourages research and development of artificial intelligence (AI) and other related tools and services that may support and enable more precise approaches to cardiovascular and stroke research, prevention and care.
- Academia, industry and governments worldwide are pouring resources […]
Cannabis use linked to increase in heart attack and stroke risk
Research Highlights:
- An analysis of survey data for 430,000 adults in the U.S. found that using cannabis has a significant association with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, independent of tobacco use, with higher odds among the adults with more frequent […]
Living near pubs, bars and fast-food restaurants could be bad for heart health
Research Highlights
- Closer proximity to and a higher number of ready-to-eat food outlets — particularly pubs, bars and fast-food restaurants — may be associated with a greater risk of developing heart failure, according to a study of half a million adults in the […]
Latest research redefines neurodevelopmental risks, outcomes for congenital heart disease
Statement Highlights:
- A new American Heart Association scientific statement updates more than a decade of research identifying, managing and preventing neurodevelopmental delays and disorders among people with congenital heart disease.
- The new statement outlines important changes since the Association’s last statement in 2012, such […]