Not exact matches
The study, which appears in the journal Lancet Neurology, may help researchers better understand, treat and prevent
ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, and perhaps Alzheimer's
disease and
other dementias.
Dr Andersen said the study was important because, although there have been
other studies looking at the effects of endurance exercise on various cardiovascular problems such as
ischemic heart
disease and stroke, there have been only a few, smaller studies of its effect on heart rhythm disturbances, and they have tended to look at people who are less physically active, or compared very sedentary people with those who were very active.
They have joined forces with CHS Pharma, Inc., a South Florida - based biotechnology development company that has an intellectual property portfolio for potential treatments related to
ischemic stroke, dry macular degeneration as well as
other age - related disorders such as Alzheimer's
disease, to further develop and commercialize this promising technology.
These findings show that smoking, while not affecting the PM - associated risk from
ischemic heart
disease, appeared to interact with air pollution to increase the risk of death from
other circulatory
diseases.
But
other diseases -
ischemic heart
disease, constipation, hemorrhoids, varicose veins, appendicitis, thyroid problems, ulcers, arthritis, anemia and kidney stones - remained rare.