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Tag: Heart Health
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Health
Why is yogurt good for us?
Genghis Khan supposedly fed it to his troops for strength and bravery. He might have been onto something.
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Part grueling race, part field study
From a bicycle seat, Harvard postdoc sees roadblocks facing rural medicine
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Coffee refill? Go for it, says American Heart Association, with note of caution.
Co-author of new guidance explains how many cups a day are safe — possibly even good for you — and why energy drinks are different
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The best medicine may be free
Forest therapy guide explains what a daily dose of nature does for the body
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Almost everyone she knew growing up were laborers. Now she researches inactivity.
Epidemiologist I-Min Lee has published hundreds of papers on exercise and heart health in her time with the Harvard Alumni Health Study and the Women’s Health Study
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Is your cholesterol too high based on latest guidelines?
Study flags elevated LDL levels of 1 in 3 Americans without history of heart disease as major miss for prevention
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It’s good to break a sweat, but don’t sweat the details
‘What’s important is the total amount of human movement.’
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A clearer picture of drinking and disease
New study attempts to reconcile conflicting findings on benefits vs. risks
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How super-agers keep their brains young
In podcast, experts break down ‘biological contradiction’ of a 65-year-old with the memory of a 25-year-old — and what that means for the rest of us
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Expanding the fight against heart disease
Specialist welcomes shift to more aggressive recommendations
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‘Harvard Thinking’: The things we carry
In podcast, experts discuss how trauma can reshape us — down to the cellular level
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Thymus may be critical to adult health
Research indicates often-overlooked organ can be key predictor in longevity, disease risk, cancer treatment outcomes
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Which is worse, a soda or a beer?
Experts seek to clarify the health effects of alcohol and sugary drinks
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‘I think I know how to fix this.’
How a discovery in a Harvard lab is offering hope for patients with hard-to-treat heart disease
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American heart health worsening
New statistical snapshot finds disappointing trend despite advances in treatment, ways to prevent nation’s leading cause of death
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Depression and anxiety linked to increased risk of heart attack or stroke
Study suggests stress reduction holds potential for cardiovascular disease prevention
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Nighttime exposure to light may raise cardiovascular risk by up to 50%
New research suggests that it disrupts biological clock
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Why the Mediterranean diet works
In podcast, experts break down universal appeal, research-backed benefits of a health trend that adds more than it takes away
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How habits in your 20s shape your heart for life
Young adulthood offers critical window to greatly reduce future risk of cardiovascular disease, according to new study
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Step study: 4,000 counts for a lot
Study of older women finds lower disease risk for those who hit that number once or twice a week
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You want chocolate. You need flavanols.
Research strengthens evidence for role of inflammation in disease – especially as we age
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Weight loss drugs protect heart patients, study suggests
40% lower risk of hospitalization or death
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For some, the heart attack is just the beginning
Harvard clinic uses mindfulness techniques to treat medically induced PTSD
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Science & Tech
3 tech solutions to societal needs will get help moving to market
Projects targeting heart health, data demands, quantum computing win Grid Accelerator awards
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Cuts imperil ‘keys to future health’
Project has tracked lives, lifestyles, and well-being of cohorts over decades, led to insights, interventions in cardiovascular disease, cancers, nutrition
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What your brain score says about your body
Simple tool can be used to identify risk factors for cancer and heart disease too, says new study
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U.S. pregnancy-related deaths continuing to rise
Study researcher says nation, which leads high-income peers in maternal mortality, needs better prenatal, extended postpartum care
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Researchers ID 17 risk factors shared by age-related brain disease
Study finds that modifying one factor can reduce risk of stroke, dementia, and late-life depression
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A dietary swap that could lengthen your life?
Study finds replacing butter with plant-based oils cuts premature death risk by 17 percent
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Cancer? No, thank goodness, it’s just high cholesterol.
Cardiovascular disease remains nation’s top cause of death, but patients seem too casual about prevention, experts say
