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TUESDAY, Nov. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Coffee lovers know a steaming cup of java can quickly deliver energy and mental clarity every morning, but new research suggests it may also guard against Alzheimer's disease in the long run."Worldwide, a high proportion of adults drink coffee every day, making it one of the most popular beverages consumed," said lead researcher Samantha Gardener, a post-doctoral research fellow at Edith Cowan University in Western Australia. "With Alzheimer's disease, there's currently a lack of any effective disease-modifying treatments. Our research group is specifically looking at modifiable risk factors that could delay the onset of the disease, and even a five-year delay could have massive social and economic benefits," she added.For the study, Gardener...

TUESDAY, Nov. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Older blood thinners, especially when taken in combination with daily low-dose aspirin, are associated with a higher risk of brain bleeds and death after hospital discharge in patients treated for head injury, new research shows.The risk fell when patients were taking one of the newer blood thinners, said the authors of a study presented Tuesday at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), in Chicago."The bottom line is that taking any blood thinner along with aspirin significantly increases the risk of delayed brain bleeding, while taking one of the novel anticoagulants without aspirin significantly decreases the risk," said Dr. Robert Glatter, an emergency medicine physician at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York...

TUESDAY, Nov. 30, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- Moderate to heavy drinking over an extended period may increase the risk of a dangerous type of irregular heartbeat in adults under 40, according to a new study from South Korea.Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, occurs when the heart's upper chambers beat irregularly and can increase stroke risk fivefold if left untreated. The condition is estimated to affect 12.1 million people in the U.S. by 2030, according to American Heart Association statistics.Previous studies have linked higher alcohol consumption to increased risk of AFib, but there was little research in younger adults, said the study's co-lead researcher Dr. Minju Han, a third-year resident in internal medicine at Seoul National University Hospital."We young people are...

TUESDAY, Nov. 30, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- Michael Capalbo was standing in an aisle at the pharmacy chain where he was a manager when he felt an intense burning sensation raging across his chest from shoulder to shoulder.He texted his supervisor. She rushed to call 911 and get Capalbo aspirin. Sitting on a chair waiting, Capalbo felt his body tighten. His arms and fingers started to curl up. He couldn't straighten them.Capalbo remembers sitting in an ambulance outside of the store. His next memory is from two days later, when he woke up in the intensive care unit."You are a miracle," a cardiologist told him. "If you'd been home alone, you'd be dead."Capalbo had a heart attack brought on by a 100% blockage of the left anterior descending artery, which carries blood into...