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It is natural for a person's memory and thinking abilities, or cognitive function, to wane as they age — even if they are in good health. However, the rate of cognitive decline can speed up if they experience heart attack or angina, according to new research. Studies that have explored the links between circulation problems and cognitive decline have tended to focus on conditions that affect the blood supply to the brain, such as   stroke . Few of these earlier studies, however, have looked at the long-term links between incident coronary heart disease (CHD), such as heart attack and angina, and cognitive decline. The recent  Journal of the American College of Cardiology  study is unique; it tracked cognitive decline both before and after incident CHD. "Incident CHD," its authors conclude, "is associated with accelerated cognitive decline after, but not before, the event." They suggest that the findings highlight the long-term relationship betwee

A HEART attack happens when there is a sudden loss of blood flow to part of the heart muscle. Most heart attacks happen when the inside of one or more of the coronary arteries becomes narrowed due to the gradual build up of fatty deposits known as atheroma. In the UK there are more than 100,000 hospital admissions each year due to heart attacks. Could a simple blood test help doctors predict the risk of heart attacks in people? If a piece of fatty material breaks off, a blood clot could form which tries to repair the damage to the artery wall. The blood clot could block the coronary artery, causing part of the heart muscle to be starved of blood and oxygen and this is when a heart attack occurs. An incredible 1.4 million people alive in the UK today have survived a heart attack. Death rates from coronary heart disease are the highest in areas of great deprivation and 42,000 people died prematurely from cardiovascular disease. New  research   suggest that by detecting the

A new 31-year study of 30,000 American adults found for each additional one-and-a-half large eggs eaten per day, there was a 17 per cent higher risk of cardiovascular disease. Professor Katherine Tucker, of the University of Massachusetts Lowell, said: “Even for people on  healthy diets , the harmful effect of higher intake of eggs and cholesterol was consistent.” She added that although eggs do contain beneficial nutrients "I recommend people avoid eating three-egg omelettes every day. "Nutrition is all about moderation and balance. This is a strong study because the modelling adjusted for factors such as the quality of the diet." "Eggs, specially the yolk, are a major source of dietary cholesterol - a large egg of 50g contains approximately 186 mg of cholesterol. The study analysed data of 29,615 American adults with a mean age of 51.6. The participants from six separate cohorts in the Lifetime Risk Pooling Project were assessed for a period