Air Pollution Fuels Artery Damage and Accelerates Heart Disease, Review Finds

Air pollution fuels artery damage and accelerates heart disease, review finds

Researchers reviewed how air pollution, especially fine particulate matter (PM2.5), drives the development and worsening of atherosclerosis, a leading cause of heart attacks and strokes. Their findings highlight robust links between air pollution exposure, early artery changes, and underlying biological mechanisms fueling cardiovascular risk.

Such insights can help doctors more clearly explain to patients the importance of managing risk factors and making lifestyle changes.

Study finds a new risk factor of heart disease

A recent study has uncovered a surprising new risk factor for heart disease called clonal hematopoiesis. This condition happens when mutations occur in blood stem cells, causing certain groups of blood cells to grow faster than usual. While scientists have long known that high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, obesity, smoking, and a lack of […] The post Study finds a new risk factor of heart disease appeared first on Knowridge Science…

Being a Woman: A Risk Factor for Many Diseases

(Credit: Unsplash) This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Lucía Barriuso López, a last year medical student from Burgos city, Spain. She is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and do not necessarily reflect IFMSA’s view on the topic, nor The European Sting’s one. Although …