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 For years, doctors suspected a connection between anger and heart disease, but a new study sheds light on exactly how anger might harm your heart. The culprit? Impaired blood vessel function. This groundbreaking research, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA) , is the first to show a direct link between anger and reduced blood vessel dilation, a condition that can lead to heart problems like myocardial infarction (heart attack) and stroke. "While occasional anger is normal," says Dr. Daichi Shimbo, the study leader and cardiologist at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, "it's the recurring anger that becomes concerning.  These chronic flare-ups may cause irreversible damage to your blood vessels, increasing your risk of heart disease down the line." The Study: Anger and Blood Vessel Health The National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded this study, which recruited nearly 300 healthy adults. Researchers measured blood flow in th...

          Recent research from Israel challenges prior beliefs held by scientists and medical experts regarding the relationship between heart disease and cancer. While conventional wisdom linked cancer risk in heart patients primarily to factors like obesity and smoking, a groundbreaking study conducted by researchers at Tel Aviv University and Sheba Medical Center has uncovered a new aspect of this association. Understanding the Mechanism Prof. Jonathan Lior and his research student Tal Coller led a study published in Circulation, shedding light on the role of small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) released by damaged heart tissue.  These vesicles, which enter the bloodstream, were found to promote the growth of cancer cells throughout the body. Implications for Heart Patients The study reveals that heart patients face an elevated risk of developing cancer due to the secretion of these extracellular bubbles.  This discovery necessitates a reeval...