Folks who are content with what they've got could be less likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke, a new study suggests.

Metal exposure from environmental pollution is associated with increased calcium buildup in the coronary arteries at a level comparable to traditional risk factors, according to a new study. The findings support that metals in the body are associated with the progression of plaque buildup in the arteries and potentially provide a new strategy for managing and preventing atherosclerosis.

Studying the health data of more than 300,000 participants in the UK Biobank, researchers in China and Sweden have found that drinking caffeine is associated with a lower risk of developing multiple cardiometabolic disorders.

These include conditions such as hypertension, stroke, diabetes, or coronary heart disease. According to some estimates, having two of these disorders at once, as opposed to just one, can more than double the risk of death.

Participants in the study who consumed a moderate amount of caffeine each day – roughly three or more cups of coffee or five or more cups of tea – had more than a 40 percent lower relative risk of developing two or more cardiometabolic diseases over the proceeding years.

In conclusion, three weeks of oral CrS was sufficient to increase skin capillary density and recruitment and endothelium-dependent microvascular reactivity. CrS also resulted in plasma increases in folic acid levels and reductions in homocysteine levels among only the H-Hcy individuals.

New study links higher antioxidant intake to reduced erectile dysfunction risk, highlighting the potential role of diet in ED prevention.

 In this cohort study of 232 participants, early-life growth parameters, and particularly abdominal VAT development, were associated with a higher cIMT and carotid stiffness in adolescence. These findings suggest that assessment of adipose tissue development during childhood can aid characterization of lifetime risk trajectories and tailoring of cardiovascular prevention and risk management strategies.

• A study says the MIND diet could reduce the risk of cognitive problems during aging.
• Following the MIND diet especially predicted a better trajectory for Black people.
• This diet emphasizes brain-healthy foods and discourages those harmful to the brain.
• Dietitians say to eat more foods like leafy greens, nuts, berries, and fatty fish.
• At the same time, cut down on foods high in saturated fat and sugar.

Among the 357 patients with no prior history of stroke, coronary or peripheral artery disease, or atrial fibrillation, white matter hyperintensities emerged as the sole predictor of future stroke and dementia, while LAD was the sole predictor of acute coronary syndrome.