Topics: Cardiovascular disease
Daily fruit juice linked with poorer health for women with heart disease
While many people consider fruit juice part of a healthy diet, research using 45 and Up Study data has linked regular intake of juice with higher mortality rates for older women with cardiovascular disease (CVD). New research from the University of New South Wales has found that over a 13-year period, women with CVD who … Read more
What the 45 and Up Study told us in 2023
Researchers have used the 45 and Up Study, Australia’s largest ongoing study of health and ageing, to produce ground-breaking papers on important health issues. Here are some of the highlights from 2023: AI predicts cardiovascular risk from survey responses The risk of someone dying or being hospitalised from cardiovascular disease can now be predicted by … Read more
Grant opportunity for cardiovascular research using the 45 and Up Study
Are you an early or mid-career researcher who is interested in using the 45 and Up Study to investigate cardiovascular disease? If so, you could be eligible to apply for one of five 45 and Up Study Cardiovascular Research Grants, each worth up to $65,000. The Heart Foundation and the Sax Institute’s 45 and Up … Read more
Text messages as heart attack prevention tool being tested with help from 45 and Up Study
Australian researchers are recruiting 45 and Up Study participants to investigate whether text messages about a heart-healthy lifestyle can prevent future heart attacks, stroke and heart disease. The 45 and Up Mobile Health Study is run by researchers from the University of Sydney, including Professor Clara Chow, Associate Professor Sarah Zaman, Anushriya Pant and Simone … Read more
How AI can predict cardiovascular risk from survey responses
The risk of someone dying from cardiovascular disease can now be predicted by artificial intelligence (AI) using survey responses, according to new research using the 45 and Up Study. The research from the University of New South Wales, published in the International Journal of Cardiology, may lead to the development of risk prediction tools that … Read more
What the 45 and Up Study showed us in 2022
From the cost of chronic conditions to risk of getting prostate cancer, researchers have used the 45 and Up Study’s data to investigate important health issues this year. Here are some of the highlights from 2022: Heart attack survivors fall through the medicine cracks Less than one-third of people who survive a heart attack are … Read more