Estrogen may give women an edge in resisting heart disease that can be caused in part by air pollution, a new West Virginia University study found.
Researchers determined that males and post-menopausal females are more likely to suffer damaged arteries linked to diesel exhaust than women of childbearing age. That coincides with a major national study released earlier this year showing older women are at significantly higher risk for heart problems caused by air pollution than other people.
The research also found that when the estrogen-producing ovaries of the female lab animals were removed, their risk for damaged arteries increased.
Researchers determined that males and post-menopausal females are more likely to suffer damaged arteries linked to diesel exhaust than women of childbearing age. That coincides with a major national study released earlier this year showing older women are at significantly higher risk for heart problems caused by air pollution than other people.
The research also found that when the estrogen-producing ovaries of the female lab animals were removed, their risk for damaged arteries increased.
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