American Heart Association (AHA) Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle & Cardiometabolic Health Conference 2021

TV watching habits in midlife could affect brain function

Roshini Claire Anthony, 20210702180001

Long hours of television viewing in midlife may negatively impact grey matter volume and cognitive function, according to two analyses of participants in The Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities Neurocognitive Study (ARIC-NCS), presented at the American Heart Association Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle & Cardiometabolic Health Conference (EPI 2021).

Healthy lifestyle may reduce dementia risk

Roshini Claire Anthony, 20210621160001

Individuals with familial dementia (FD), defined as dementia in a first-degree relative, which confers an increased risk of dementia, could reduce their risk by adopting a healthy lifestyle, a study presented at the American Heart Association (AHA) Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle & Cardiometabolic Health Conference 2021 showed.

Upping step count may reduce mortality risk

Roshini Claire Anthony, 20210609180001

Increasing daily step count may reduce mortality risk, regardless of whether the steps were accumulated through exercise or short spurts of movement throughout the day, according to a study presented at EPI 2021.