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Large meta-study reveals aspirin bleeding risks outweigh heart benefits

Rich Haridy January 22, 2019

A large meta-study from a team of UK researchers has examined data from over a dozen different clinical trials to conclude that the dangers of daily aspirin use may outweigh any potential benefits for individuals that are generally healthy.

The study concludes the bleeding risks associated with taking aspirin outweigh any potential cardiovascular benefits in ...

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Trial concludes vitamin D and fish oil don't lower incidences of heart disease or cancer

Rich Haridy November 12, 2018

The results of one of the largest placebo-controlled trials into the beneficial effects of vitamin D and fish oil ever conducted are out and, despite some hyperbolic media releases, found both supplements were no better than the placebo in lowering incidences of cancer or cardiovascular events.

Both omega-3 fish oil and vitamin D supplements have been found to be no better than ...

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Harvard's artificial heart parts beat like the real thing

Michael Irving July 23, 2018

It's difficult to study how the heart reacts to diseases and medications. Researchers at Harvard have now grown a model of a human left ventricle that spontaneously beats, marking a substantial step towards engineering entire hearts for more accurate testing of new treatments.

Harvard scientists have grown a beating human heart ventricle to help model disease and drug treatments

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Comprehensive study concludes omega-3 fish oil supplements don't reduce risk of heart disease

Rich Haridy July 17, 2018

A large-scale meta-analysis collecting data from 79 trials has concluded that omega-3 supplements have little to no effect in preventing heart disease, stroke or death. The results contrast the common belief that omega-3 supplements confer a variety of beneficial cardiovascular protections.

A massive study has found omega-3 supplements confer little to no beneficial protective effect against heart ...

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Large meta-study concludes multivitamins don't improve cardiovascular health

Rich Haridy July 10, 2018

A new meta-study has concluded that multivitamins and mineral supplements do not improve cardiovascular health or protect against heart attack and stroke. The systematic review suggests if a person is generally healthy then multivitamin/mineral dietary supplements confer no cardiovascular benefits.

A new study has confirmed previous research, finding no evidence multivitamins are of any use in ...

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Mechanism uncovered explaining how coffee could help protect your heart

Rich Haridy June 24, 2018

A new study has revealed a previously undiscovered mechanism showing how caffeine can trigger the repair of heart muscles. The research, so far only involving mouse experiments, lends more weight to the growing body of observational evidence suggesting caffeine has beneficial health effects.

New research offers up a compelling causal mechanism that could explain how coffee protects against heart ...

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Large-scale study finds most vitamin and mineral supplements have no positive effect

Rich Haridy May 28, 2018

A large-scale meta-analysis from an international team of scientists has concluded that most common vitamin supplements provide no health benefits, particularly in the prevention of cardiovascular disease, heart attack, stroke and premature death.

A new meta-study suggests vitamin supplements are mostly useless in extending people's lives or protecting them ...

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Antioxidant found to wind back the clock on blood vessel function by up to 20 years

Nick Lavars April 23, 2018

A new breakthrough at the University of Colorado is the latest advance in the burgeoning realm of anti-aging science, demonstrating how a chemically altered nutritional supplement may well reverse aging of the blood vessels, in turn giving cardiovascular health a vital boost.

Researchers have found that a commercially available supplement can improve dilation of a subjects’ arteries by ...