A US prospective study found that moderate egg consumption was associated with a significantly lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease, with participants eating eggs ≥5 times per week showing a 27% lower risk compared with those who rarely or never ate eggs. Researchers analyzed data from 39,498 participants in the Adventist […]
Two-dose recombinant zoster vaccination (RZV) was associated with a significantly lower risk of new-onset dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VD), among U.S. adults aged 65 years or older. In this Medicare-based study, individuals who received RZV were matched to unvaccinated counterparts by age, sex, and race/ethnicity, all […]
Higher consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) is associated with poorer attention and increased modifiable dementia risk, independent of overall diet quality. In this cross-sectional study of 2,192 dementia-free Australian adults aged 40–70 years, dietary intake was assessed using a validated food frequency questionnaire and categorized by the Nova classification system, […]
Anemia was associated with higher levels of Alzheimer disease (AD) blood biomarkers and a markedly increased long-term risk of dementia, with the highest risk observed when low hemoglobin coexisted with elevated neurodegenerative markers. In a population-based cohort from the Swedish National Study on Aging and Care in Kungsholmen, 2,282 dementia-free […]
In a population-based analysis of 371,032 UK Biobank participants, faster biological aging in males explained a substantial proportion of their higher cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk compared with females, accounting for about 60–68% of the excess risk across major CVD outcomes. Although males and females had similar chronological ages, males consistently […]
Traditional atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk- and symptom-based screening misses nearly half of patients under age 66 who go on to experience their first myocardial infarction (MI), revealing major shortcomings in current preventive strategies. In this US retrospective study of 465 adults presenting with a first type 1 MI, simulation […]
Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP), particularly non-DNMT3A CHIP subtypes, is an independent risk factor for incident heart failure (HF) and may represent a novel therapeutic target. In a UK Biobank cohort of 417,616 adults (mean age, 56.1 years; 56.2% women) without prior HF or major comorbidities, 7,183 participants (1.7%) […]
A systematic review and meta‐analysis suggests that influenza, SARS‐CoV‐2, HIV, hepatitis C virus, and herpes zoster are all associated with an increased risk of major cardiovascular events. The analysis included 155 studies, viral infections were consistently linked to higher rates of coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke. HIV infection was […]
A US prospective cohort analysis suggested that supine high blood pressure (BP) regardless of seated high BP was associated with a higher risk of CVD and mortality than seated high BP alone. The analysis used data from 11 369 participants without known CVD (female 55.7%, male 44.3%; Black 25.1%, White 74.9%; […]
A UK device-based prospective study suggested that irregular sleep was associated with higher risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), regardless of whether individuals met sleep duration recommendations or not. The study included 72 269 individuals aged 40–79 years and followed for 7.8 years, without a previous history of MACE and […]