Navigation Links
Study shows living at high altitude reduces risk of dying from heart disease
Date:3/25/2011

d other issues in their research.

They found that of the top 20 counties with the highest life expectancy, eleven for men and five for women were located in Colorado and Utah. And each county was at a mean elevation of 5,967 feet above sea level. The men lived between 75.8 and 78.2 years, while women ranged from 80.5 to 82.5 years.

Compared to those living near sea-level, the men lived 1.2 to 3.6 years longer and women 0.5 to 2.5 years more.

Despite these numbers, the study showed that when socio-economic factors, solar radiation, smoking and pulmonary disease were taken into account, the net effect of altitude on overall life expectancy was negligible.

Still, Honigman said, altitude seems to offer protection against heart disease deaths and may also play a role in cancer development.

Colorado, the highest state in the nation, is also the leanest state, the fittest state, has the fewest deaths from heart disease and a lower incidence of colon and lung cancer compared to others.

"We want to now look at these diseases in a more focused way so we can see the mechanisms behind hypoxia and why they affect the body the way they do," Honigman said. "This is a public health issue in Colorado and the mountain West. We have more than 700,000 people living at over 7,000 feet above sea level. Does living at altitude change the way a disease progresses? Does it have health effects that we should be investigating? Ultimately, we hope this research will help people lead healthier lives."


'/>"/>

Contact: David Kelly
david.kelly@ucdenver.edu
303-315-6374
University of Colorado Denver
Source:Eurekalert

0

GOOD

Page: 1 2

Related biology news :

1. New study quantifies total costs of fragility fractures in 6 major European countries
2. Study finds remarkable diversity of lichen species in Florida state park
3. UC Riverside geneticists to study how plants adapt to a changing environment
4. Experimental radioprotective drug safe for lung cancer patients, says Pitt study
5. Evolutionary winners and losers revealed in collaborative study
6. Study finds that overweight people really are big-boned
7. Study indicates vitamin A plays key role in the human body
8. Study provides new tool to monitor coral reef vital signs
9. New study pinpoints why some microbial genes are more promiscuous than others
10. Bacterial wipes research study
11. MU researcher leads new $6.6 million study that could lead to better corn plants
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
(Date:5/24/2013)... for medication against Alzheimer,s disease, scientists have focused among ... beta (A-beta). After all, it is the accumulation of A-beta ... patients. Starting point for the formation of A-beta is APP. ... to unravel the function of APPL the fruit-fly version ... , Alessia Soldano (VIB/KU Leuven): "We have discovered that ...
(Date:5/23/2013)... popular fruit, can be made both better-tasting and longer-lasting ... , "Working with GM tomatoes that are different to ... compound, allows us to pinpoint exactly how to breed ... John Innes Centre. , The research could also lead ... life characteristics because even higher levels of the compounds ...
(Date:5/23/2013)... Health at Emory University, along with partners at ... $4 million grant over four years to establish ... Exposome Research Center: Understanding Lifetime Exposures). The grant ... the United States. , The HERCULES Center ... Health Sciences (NIEHS) of the National Institutes of ...
Breaking Biology News(10 mins):A new strategy required in the search for Alzheimer's drugs? 2The world's favorite fruit only better-tasting and longer-lasting 2Emory, Georgia Tech receive first human exposome center grant in US 2Emory, Georgia Tech receive first human exposome center grant in US 3
... a small room at Washington University in St. Louis with ... turns off the lights and bends over a microscope in ... she can see a single nerve cell on a glass ... isolated nerve cell is busy keeping time. Webb, a ...
... in Germany are reporting a major improvement in their ... as an alternative to Botox and cosmetic surgery. The ... and a lotion made of green tea extract. It ... that uses LEDs alone, the researchers say. Their study ...
... National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has ... and measuring elusive hazards such as concealed explosives ... distributed in soil by wind and rain. The ... for detecting traces of these materials, which are ...
Cached Biology News:Individual cells isolated from biological clock can keep daily time, but are unreliable 2Individual cells isolated from biological clock can keep daily time, but are unreliable 3Prototype NIST method detects and measures elusive hazards 2
(Date:5/24/2013)... 24, 2013 Bed bug cases tend to ... from the looming higher risk of becoming the pests' next ... bed bug guideline. In the guide, the company enumerated the ... avoiding them while traveling. , According to My Cleaning ... of bed bug infestation during summer: the warm weather and ...
(Date:5/24/2013)... May 24, 2013 This market ... on kinase profiling carried out in May 2013. ... the breakdown of the responses for each question, ... (2015). It also highlights some interesting differences, particularly ... Two bottom-up models were developed to estimate the ...
(Date:5/24/2013)... Vestiage, Inc. (stock symbol "VEST") ... science-based research and development, sales and marketing of ... announced today that it is awarding exclusive Vestiage ... of Reluma Skin Illuminating Facial Care. Qualified applicants ... sending an email to info(at)vestiageinc(dot)com and putting RELUMA ...
(Date:5/23/2013)... Mich. Every day, their baby stopped breathing, his ... his lungs. April and Bryan Gionfriddo watched helplessly, just ... "Quite a few doctors said he had a good ... Gionfriddo, about her now 20-month-old son, Kaiba. "At that ... would take it and run with it." , They ...
Breaking Biology Technology:Steps for Getting Rid of Bed Bugs without Using Chemicals and Avoiding Them While Traveling Enumerated by My Cleaning Products in Its Latest Post 2Steps for Getting Rid of Bed Bugs without Using Chemicals and Avoiding Them While Traveling Enumerated by My Cleaning Products in Its Latest Post 3Kinase Market Profiling - In House & Outsourced Trends 2015 Forecast in New Research Report at ReportsnReports.com 2Kinase Market Profiling - In House & Outsourced Trends 2015 Forecast in New Research Report at ReportsnReports.com 3Kinase Market Profiling - In House & Outsourced Trends 2015 Forecast in New Research Report at ReportsnReports.com 4Vestiage Announces Launch of Exclusive Territories for Reluma Brand Sales in USA 2Vestiage Announces Launch of Exclusive Territories for Reluma Brand Sales in USA 3Vestiage Announces Launch of Exclusive Territories for Reluma Brand Sales in USA 4Vestiage Announces Launch of Exclusive Territories for Reluma Brand Sales in USA 5Baby's life saved with groundbreaking 3-D printed device that restored his breathing 2Baby's life saved with groundbreaking 3-D printed device that restored his breathing 3
... Oct. 12 Selexis SA ("Selexis") and Irvine Scientific ... of a recent collaborative effort combining the Selexis SURE ... Culture System, demonstrating the rapid production of gram quantities ... Irvine and Selexis will jointly present the results ...
... Actress ... behalf of issues facing the Western Sahara. , ... New York, New York (PRWEB) October 12, 2009 -- ... on behalf of issues facing the Western Sahara., , , , ,From the UN ...
... 10 , For U.S. Media Only , ... days, , - 68 percent of women living with ... - Almost 60 percent of women in the U.S. living ... arthritis played a role in 25 percent of divorces amongst,women with the disease ...
Cached Biology Technology:Irvine Scientific and Selexis to Announce Results of Successful Collaboration 2Actress and Singer, Cynthia Basinet Petitions United Nations 2New Survey Shows Devastating Impact of Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain on Intimate Relations 2New Survey Shows Devastating Impact of Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain on Intimate Relations 3
... The pAcAB4 vector is a 10.0 ... that contains two,copies of the AcNPV polyhedrin ... of the first p10,promoter is a Sma ... termination sequences. Upstream of this,an inverted polyhedrin ...
... are a mixture of Strep•Tag® II fusion ... The markers provide precise size references for ... Coomassie blue. Because each of the proteins ... can also be detected by the Strep•Tag ...
... The UltraRocker rocking platform, 120 V, is ... overnight incubation of liquid cultures, staining and destaining ... rocker features variable speed control (8-40 rpm) and ... (10 lb). The rocker features two 29 x ...
...
Biology Products: