Getting divorced ups heart attack risk, remarriage doesn’t help. We’ve long known that divorce is a stressful, emotionally turbulent time in a person’s life. New research has now found that life event can up someone’s heart attack risk, but that getting remarried doesn’t necessarily help. “An analysis of 15,827 people showed women were worst affected, and barely reduced the risk if they remarried. During the course of the study, between 1992 and 2010, roughly one in three people divorced at least once. Women who divorced once were 24% more likely to have had a heart attack in the study than women who were continuously married. The figure was 77% for those having multiple divorces. In men, there was a modest 10% extra risk for one divorce and 30% increase after multiple divorces. The study argued that chronic stress, linked to divorce, had a long-term impact on the body, but couldn’t figure out why there were gender differences.” The authors point out that gender differences also exist in mental illnesses like depression, but can’t say for sure if the underlying mechanism is the same. 

Snoring can have serious effects on brain health. Snoring might seem like more of an annoyance for those who share a bed with snorers. But more and more research is indicating snoring, which is often a sign of sleep apnea or breathing issues during sleep, can lead to serious health side effects. New research out this week indicates that those who snore may have worse brain health than those who don’t. “Researchers reviewed the medical histories of almost 2,500 people ages 55 to 90 who were enrolled in a previous Alzheimer’s disease study and reevaluated every six months. Participants self-reported a diagnosis of sleep apnea or obstructive sleep apnea, and whether they used a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine at night. People who would go on to have mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer’s disease tended to first show signs of memory decline years earlier if they had sleep-disordered breathing that was untreated. Those without sleep-disordered breathing and those with the disorder who used a CPAP machine all began to experience mental decline at the same age.” The age difference was large, with those who went untreated experiencing cognitive decline 13 years earlier on average than their normal or treated counterparts. The researchers hope this emphasizes the importance of seeking medical advice for sleep apnea, which is treatable

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