Tag Archives: Cardiovascular Risk

No Safe or Protective Level of Alcohol Consumption? (BBC News / Lancet)

Posted on April 6, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Light-to-moderate drinking increases blood pressure and the risk of stroke. “I have always been reasonably convinced that moderate alcohol consumption was protective for cardiovascular disease, but now I am having my doubts”. Professor David Spiegelhalter: Winton Professor for the … Continue reading →

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Moderate Levels of Alcohol Consumption: An Unequivocal Public Health Message? (BBC News / Lancet)

Posted on August 26, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Meta-analysis of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (2016)’s 694 data sources, plus 592 other studies, suggests strongly that alcohol consumption is a leading risk factor for disease burden worldwide. Alcohol consumption may account for … Continue reading →

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Alcohol Consumption in Moderation Perhaps Not Too Harmful: Some Neuroprotective Benefits? (BBC News / BMJ / NHS Choices / Heart)

Posted on August 3, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary New evidence suggests that moderate levels of alcohol consumption (drinking between 7 – 14 units of alcohol per week) results in a lower level of risk for developing dementia, when compared to the dementia risk for either heavy drinkers … Continue reading →

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One More Genetic Link in the Longevity Enigma? (BBC News / Sanger Institute / Nature Communications)

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary People living in the isolated Greek villages of Zoniana and Anogia have a noted tendency to live well into old age. They have a lower than expected incidence of cardiovascular disease, including heart problems, heart attacks and stroke. It … Continue reading →

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Perhaps No Such Thing as Healthy Obesity? (BBC News / NHS Choices / EurekAlert!)

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Analysis of UK GP records by researchers at the University of Birmingham indicates that otherwise “metabolically healthy” obese people do have a statistically higher chance of heart disease, stroke or mini stroke (transient ischaemic attack) and heart failure compared … Continue reading →

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Blood Pressure: a Risk Factor for Vascular Dementia (Alzheimer’s Society / Stroke / BHF)

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Researchers at the George Institute for Global Health, following 4.28 million individuals, have shown a statistical association indicating that high blood pressure in middle age significantly increases the risk of developing vascular dementia (the second most common form of … Continue reading →

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Rates of Dementia Diagnoses Lower Than Predicted (BBC News / Nature Communications)

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The predicted explosion of dementia cases, often referred to as the “dementia time-bomb”, could be less severe than previously thought, in men at least. Based on latest data from Cambridgeshire, Nottingham and Newcastle, there could be 40,000 fewer cases … Continue reading →

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One More Genetic Link in the Longevity Enigma? (BBC News / Sanger Institute / Nature Communications)

Blood Pressure: a Risk Factor for Vascular Dementia (Alzheimer’s Society / Stroke / BHF)

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