Browsing: cardiovascular disease

A study of nearly 450,000 adults found both occasional and frequent marijuana users report higher odds of stroke and cardiovascular disease than non-users, with researchers cautioning the preliminary findings don’t prove cannabis causes the conditions.

A Tulane University study found that sleeping with light above roughly moonlight brightness is linked to higher risks of heart failure, atrial fibrillation, heart attack, stroke and cardiovascular death, and sleep experts explain why nighttime light disrupts the body’s circadian rhythm.

A new study of over 11,000 adults found that higher nighttime light exposure during sleep is linked to changes in heart structure and a greater risk of heart failure, atrial fibrillation, heart attack, stroke, and cardiovascular death.