Understanding Health Knowledge Could Help Prevent High Blood Pressure
A large study of South Korean adults found that people who understand health information better are less likely to develop prehypertension, which is when blood …
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Eating for the Planet May Help You Live Longer
Scientists reviewed 23 studies involving thousands of adults to see if eating a planetary health diet—which focuses on plant-based foods and limits meat—could …
Read MoreAncient Tibetan Pill May Help Fight Heart Disease
Researchers studied a traditional Tibetan medicine called Ershiwei Roudoukou Pills to understand how it might help prevent heart disease. Using advanced …
Read MoreHow Junk Food Changes Your Gut and Hurts Your Heart
Scientists have discovered that eating a Western diet—full of fat, sugar, and salt but low in fiber—changes the bacteria living in your stomach in harmful …
Read MoreMediterranean Diet Works Better Than Low-Fat Diet for Heart Health
Researchers looked at 11 different studies involving almost 6,000 people to compare two popular diets: the Mediterranean diet and the low-fat diet. Both diets …
Read MoreDoes Vitamin D Help Keep Blood Pressure Healthy in Young Adults?
Researchers studied 923 young adults to see if vitamin D levels affect blood pressure. They found that people with higher vitamin D levels had slightly lower …
Read MorePlant-Based Diet May Lower Heart Disease Risk Even If You Have Bad Genes
New research suggests that eating a plant-based diet combined with healthy lifestyle habits might reduce your risk of heart disease, even if your family …
Read MoreNew Drug Colchicine Quickly Reduces Heart Disease Risk Factors
Researchers discovered how a drug called colchicine works to protect heart health. Using advanced technology to analyze blood samples from mice, they found …
Read MoreA Protein That Fights Heart Disease by Calming Immune Cells
Researchers discovered that a protein called SIRT6 may help prevent atherosclerosis—a condition where fatty buildup clogs arteries and leads to heart disease. …
Read MoreNew Protein Discovery May Help Protect Hearts in Diabetes
Researchers found that a protein called Dusp15 plays an important role in protecting the heart from damage caused by diabetes. When they studied mice with …
Read MoreCan a Ketogenic Diet Help Reduce Joint Pain and Heart Risk?
Researchers tested whether a ketogenic diet (a high-fat, low-carb eating plan) could help people with psoriatic arthritis, a condition that causes joint pain …
Read MoreWhere You Carry Fat Matters More Than Weight Alone
Researchers studied nearly 29,000 American adults to understand how different body measurements predict serious health problems involving the heart, kidneys, …
Read MoreHow Migration Affects Heart Health on the US-Mexico Border
Researchers studied the heart health of 1,264 people moving across the US-Mexico border in different ways—some heading north, some returning home, and some …
Read MoreCan Traditional Navajo Foods Help Heart Failure Patients?
Researchers are testing whether traditional Navajo foods can help people with heart failure feel better and stay out of the hospital. The study, called …
Read MoreDiabetes Drugs Work Better With Healthy Habits
Researchers studied nearly 100,000 veterans with type 2 diabetes to see how a popular diabetes medication called GLP-1 receptor agonists works when combined …
Read MoreSpecial Chicory Vegetable May Help Your Heart Work Better
Researchers wanted to know if a special type of chicory vegetable could improve how well blood vessels work and improve cholesterol health. Thirty-two healthy …
Read MoreHow Eating Better Junk Food Helps Kids' Hearts Stay Healthy
Researchers studied 107 kids aged 7-16 with extra belly fat to see if a healthy eating program could improve their heart health. Half the kids followed a …
Read MoreNew Protein Found That Speeds Up Heart Disease
Researchers discovered that a protein called IL-32γ plays a major role in heart disease development. When arteries get damaged by bad cholesterol, they produce …
Read MoreHeart Disease in Women Could Get Much Worse by 2050
Scientists studied health trends from the past several years to predict what might happen to women's heart health over the next 30 years. They found that …
Read MoreHow Blood Flow Patterns Trigger Heart Disease at the Cellular Level
Scientists discovered how the body's cells lining blood vessels respond differently to smooth versus turbulent blood flow. When blood flows smoothly, it …
Read MoreHow Unhealthy Eating Changes Your Heart's Rhythm
Scientists discovered that eating an unhealthy Western diet changes how your heart beats and communicates with your brain. Using mice, researchers found that …
Read MoreHeart-Healthy Eating May Lower Metabolic Syndrome Risk
Researchers in Iran followed a group of adults over time to see if eating a heart-healthy diet could prevent metabolic syndrome—a condition where people …
Read MoreMediterranean Diet Cuts Stroke Risk in Half for High-Risk People
Researchers followed over 7,400 people at high risk for heart disease for about 4 years to see how different healthy eating patterns affected their chances of …
Read MoreCertain Fats May Affect Heart Health in People With Arthritis
Researchers looked at what people with rheumatoid arthritis eat and whether certain types of fat in their diet are connected to heart disease. Using …
Read MoreAncient Chinese Recipe May Help Prevent Heart Attacks
Researchers tested a traditional Chinese herbal recipe called Chuanzhi Qingyu (CZQY) to see if it could help stabilize dangerous buildup in arteries. Using …
Read MoreWhy Diabetes Affects Men's and Women's Hearts Differently
Scientists discovered that type 2 diabetes damages the heart muscle differently in men versus women at the cellular level. Using advanced microscopy, …
Read MoreA Protein That Speeds Up Heart Disease May Be a New Treatment Target
Scientists discovered that a protein called ACP5 plays a major role in making heart disease worse. Using mice and lab experiments, researchers found that when …
Read MoreHow High-Fat Diets Change Blood Vessels Differently in Men and Women
Researchers studied how eating a high-fat diet affects blood vessels in male and female rats before high blood pressure develops. They found that the bodies of …
Read MoreNew Protein May Help Keep Artery Plaques Stable and Prevent Strokes
Scientists discovered a protein called AMIGO1 that appears to protect against dangerous buildup in neck arteries (carotid arteries). When this protein is …
Read MoreKidney Disease: A Simple Blood Test May Predict Health Risks
Researchers studied over 6,700 Americans with chronic kidney disease to understand how a specific blood measurement called albumin-corrected anion gap (ACAG) …
Read MoreWalking Football Keeps Older Adults Healthy and Active
Researchers studied 32 adults over age 50 who played walking football twice a week for 9 months to see how it affected their health. Walking football is a …
Read MoreLow-Carb vs Low-Fat: Which Diet Protects Your Heart?
Researchers followed over 198,000 Americans for up to 30 years to see how low-carbohydrate and low-fat diets affect heart disease risk. The big surprise? It's …
Read MoreEating for the Planet May Help You Live Longer
Researchers studied whether eating a diet that's good for the environment is also good for your health. They looked at data from thousands of older adults and …
Read MoreRed Yeast Rice May Help Protect Heart Health in Cancer Patients
Cancer patients taking certain immunotherapy drugs called checkpoint inhibitors live longer, but these drugs can sometimes speed up heart disease. Scientists …
Read MoreEating Less Salt Really Does Lower Blood Pressure
Researchers looked at 43 different studies involving nearly 1,800 people to understand how much salt affects blood pressure. They found that cutting back on …
Read MoreNew Protein Found That May Speed Up Heart Disease
Researchers discovered that a protein called clusterin may play a key role in developing heart disease, especially when people eat high-fat, high-cholesterol …
Read MoreNew Discovery: Turning Off One Gene May Help Prevent Heart Disease
Scientists discovered that a protein called AhR, which helps our bodies get rid of toxins, may also play a big role in heart disease. When researchers removed …
Read MoreText Messages Help Heart Patients Stay Healthy and Take Meds
Researchers tested a program called HeartHealth that sends text messages to people who recently had heart problems. Over four years, nearly 9,000 patients in …
Read MoreYour Sleep-Wake Pattern May Affect How Long You Live
Researchers studied over 1,700 older adults to understand how their daily sleep and activity patterns relate to living longer or shorter lives. Using special …
Read MoreCan Salt Substitutes Lower Blood Pressure and Save Lives?
Researchers analyzed 34 studies involving over 37,000 people to see if salt substitutes (specially formulated salts with less sodium and more potassium) could …
Read MoreMoving More and Sitting Less Helps People With High Blood Pressure Live Longer
A new study looked at thousands of American adults with high blood pressure to see how exercise and sitting time affected how long they lived. Researchers …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D Linked to Heart Rhythm Problems
Researchers studied nearly 275,000 people to understand if low vitamin D levels increase the risk of atrial fibrillation, a condition where the heart beats …
Read MoreEating Mediterranean Food May Help Your Sex Life
A new review of research suggests that eating a Mediterranean diet—lots of vegetables, fruits, fish, and olive oil—might improve sexual function for both men …
Read More8 Healthy Habits May Lower Your Cancer Risk by Up to 26%
Researchers followed nearly 95,000 people in China for about 15 years to see if following eight healthy lifestyle habits could reduce cancer risk. The study …
Read MoreBetter Heart Health Before Pregnancy Could Prevent Serious Complications
A new study of nearly 9,000 pregnant women found that having better cardiovascular health before pregnancy—meaning good exercise habits, healthy eating, …
Read MoreHow Blood Vessel Cells Control Weight and Diabetes Risk
Scientists discovered that a protein called FUNDC1 in blood vessel cells plays a major role in how our bodies handle extra food and develop obesity and type 2 …
Read MoreAncient Leech Treatment May Help Fight Heart Artery Disease
Researchers studied whether a type of leech called Poecilobdella manillensis could help treat atherosclerosis, a disease where fatty deposits build up in …
Read MoreDoes Eating More Magnesium Help Lower Blood Pressure in Diabetics?
Researchers in Saudi Arabia wanted to know if eating more magnesium-rich foods could help people with type 2 diabetes lower their blood pressure. They taught …
Read MoreThe Sweet Spot: Why Too Few Carbs May Hurt Your Heart
Researchers followed over 113,000 Korean adults for about 9 years to understand how much carbohydrates people should eat. They found something interesting: …
Read MoreA Salt Additive May Help Prevent Brain Bleeding in High Blood Pressure
Researchers studied whether a natural compound called nitrite could help prevent brain bleeding in rats with high blood pressure who ate a lot of salt. They …
Read MoreNew Discovery: How a Protein Called RhoA Speeds Up Heart Disease
Scientists found that a protein called RhoA plays a major role in causing atherosclerosis, a disease where fatty buildup clogs your arteries. Using mice and …
Read MoreHigh-Dose Arachidonic Acid Supplements May Raise Blood Pressure
Researchers studied whether taking large amounts of arachidonic acid (AA) supplements—popular among fitness enthusiasts—could harm heart health. By analyzing …
Read MoreWhich Healthy Fat Is Better for Your Heart?
Researchers compared two types of healthy fats to see which one is better for your heart health. They looked at 53 different studies involving 1,690 people and …
Read MoreWhy Folate Matters for Your Heart Health
Scientists have discovered an important connection between a B vitamin called folate and heart health. When your body doesn't get enough folate, a harmful …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Protect Older Hearts from Inflammation
Researchers studied over 4,000 older adults to understand how vitamin D affects heart health. They found that people with low vitamin D and high inflammation …
Read MoreWhat College Students Eat Affects Their Heart Health and Body Shape
Researchers studied 404 college students in Ecuador to understand how their eating habits and where they're from affect their body composition and heart …
Read MoreFish Oil May Help Your Heart and Muscles Work Better
Scientists reviewed recent studies about omega-3 fatty acids (the healthy fats found in fish) and how they affect your heart and muscles. They found that …
Read MoreNeck Size May Help Predict Heart Disease Risk in Women
Researchers in Ghana studied 175 market women to understand what body measurements might predict high blood pressure and heart disease risk. They found that …
Read MoreEating More Soy May Help You Live Longer, Study Finds
Researchers followed nearly 40,000 adults in South Korea for over 8 years to see how much soy they ate and whether it affected how long they lived. People who …
Read MoreHealthy Eating and Exercise May Lower Leg Blood Vessel Disease Risk
Researchers studied over 7,000 American adults to understand how diet and lifestyle choices affect blood vessel health in the legs. They created a scoring …
Read MoreAncient Chinese Medicine May Help Clear Clogged Arteries
Researchers tested a traditional Chinese herbal medicine called Ruanjian Qingmai granules to see if it could help treat clogged arteries (a condition called …
Read MoreVitamin D Levels and Heart Disease Risk: What Iraqi Study Shows
Researchers in Iraq looked at whether vitamin D levels in the blood connect to heart disease risk factors in a group of people. They measured vitamin D and …
Read MoreHigh Blood Pressure Is Common in Rwanda—Here's Why
Researchers in Rwanda studied over 4,000 adults to understand how many people have high blood pressure and what causes it. They found that about 1 in 6 adults …
Read MoreOne Diet Fits All? How Personalized Eating Plans Protect Your Heart
Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, and what we eat plays a huge role in preventing it. Scientists have found that some diets—like the …
Read MoreHow Scientists Are Fighting Heart Aging With New Treatments
As we get older, our hearts and blood vessels naturally weaken over time. Scientists have discovered new ways to slow down this aging process using special …
Read MoreTwo Popular Drugs Don't Help Prevent Aorta Damage in Mice
Scientists tested whether two common medications could prevent serious damage to the main blood vessel leaving the heart (called the thoracic aorta). These …
Read MoreNew Drug Combo Shows Promise for Fighting Obesity and Heart Problems
Researchers discovered that combining three different treatments works much better together than separately for fighting obesity and heart disease. They tested …
Read MoreHeart Health May Help Speech Recovery After Stroke
Researchers studied 95 people who had strokes and developed speech problems (aphasia). They discovered that people with poor heart health tend to have faster …
Read MoreExtra-Virgin Olive Oil May Cut Heart Disease Risk in Half
A major study of over 7,000 people at high risk for heart disease found that those who consumed the most extra-virgin olive oil had significantly lower chances …
Read MoreAncient Chinese Medicine May Help Prevent Heart Disease
Researchers studied a traditional Chinese herbal medicine called Danxia Tiaoban Decoction to understand how it might help prevent atherosclerosis—a condition …
Read MoreEating Like Modern Japan May Help You Live Longer
Researchers followed over 93,000 Japanese adults for nearly 19 years to see how their eating habits affected how long they lived. They found that people who …
Read MoreMissing B Vitamins May Raise Blood Pressure Risk
Researchers studied nearly 1,400 adults in India to understand how two important B vitamins—folate and B12—affect blood pressure. They found that many people …
Read MoreHealthy Habits Lower Heart Disease Risk in Type 1 Diabetes
Researchers studied 518 people with type 1 diabetes to see if healthy lifestyle choices could protect their hearts. They looked at seven healthy habits: …
Read MorePlant Compound May Help Prevent Heart Disease in New Study
Researchers tested a natural plant compound called beta-sitosterol to see if it could help prevent heart disease in mice. The mice were fed an unhealthy, …
Read MoreEven Super-Fit Athletes Can Have Unhealthy Cholesterol Levels
A new review of research shows that elite athletes—even Olympic competitors—can have unhealthy cholesterol levels despite their intense training. Scientists …
Read MoreWhen Does High Blood Pressure Start? A Lifetime Study
Researchers followed over 22,000 people in China from childhood to old age to understand when high blood pressure develops and when it goes away. They …
Read MoreWhy Some People Get Heart Disease Even With Normal Cholesterol
Researchers in Malaysia are studying a hidden heart disease risk factor called lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a) for short. While doctors have long focused on regular …
Read MoreNew Blood Test May Help Predict Heart Risk in People With High Blood Pressure
Researchers studied 61 people with high blood pressure to understand a new blood test called the systemic immune-inflammatory index (SII). This test measures …
Read MoreTwo Diabetes Drugs Together May Help Prevent Heart Disease
Researchers discovered that combining two medications—dapagliflozin and alirocumab—may work better together than alone to prevent heart disease by reducing …
Read MoreMediterranean-Style Diet May Lower Heart Disease Risk in Fatty Liver Disease
Researchers studied over 32,000 Korean adults with a common liver condition called fatty liver disease to see if different eating patterns could reduce their …
Read MoreJunk Food Combos Linked to Heart Disease Risk
Researchers studied nearly 100,000 French adults to understand how different eating patterns affect heart health. Using advanced computer analysis, they …
Read MorePurple Potatoes May Help Lower Blood Pressure Naturally
Researchers discovered that purple potatoes might help prevent high blood pressure by changing the bacteria in your gut. In a study with rats, those eating …
Read MoreIron and Vitamin D Gaps May Boost Heart Disease Risk in Asia
Heart disease is becoming more common across Asia, and researchers are investigating why. A new study suggests that two nutritional deficiencies—not having …
Read MoreHow a Healthy Lifestyle Can Protect Your Brain Structure
Researchers studied 120 older adults at risk for memory problems to see if a healthy lifestyle program could protect their brains. Half the group followed a …
Read MoreHow Long You Take Vitamin D May Change Heart Health and Inflammation
Researchers studied 88 adults to understand how vitamin D supplements might affect inflammation in people with heart disease. They found that the length of …
Read MoreWhat You Eat Changes Your Blood Fat Levels More Than You Think
Scientists reviewed hundreds of studies about how different diets affect the fats in your blood. They found that what you eat has a huge impact on your blood …
Read MoreA Protein That May Help Your Body Fight Heart Disease
Researchers discovered that a natural protein called adiponectin may help prevent heart disease by calming down the immune system in a smart way. Using mice, …
Read MoreNatural Compound Marein May Help Prevent Heart Disease
Researchers discovered that a natural substance called marein might help prevent atherosclerosis, a condition where fatty deposits build up in arteries and …
Read MoreCommon HIV Drugs May Help Prevent Dangerous Artery Hardening
Researchers discovered that a specific genetic element called LINE1 plays a major role in causing arteries to harden and calcify, a serious condition that …
Read MoreToo Much Salt in Your Diet Hurts Your Heart More Than You Think
Researchers looked at data from around the world to understand how eating too much salt affects heart disease. They studied information from 1990 to 2021 and …
Read MoreHeart Health and Body Shape May Affect Fertility in Women
A new study looked at how heart health and body shape might affect a woman's ability to get pregnant. Researchers studied nearly 2,300 women and found that …
Read MoreExercise May Protect Diabetic Hearts by Reducing Harmful Inflammation
Researchers discovered that exercise helps protect the hearts of people with diabetes by stopping a harmful process called cell death. Using mouse studies, …
Read MoreExercise and Sleep Both Fight High Blood Pressure—But Separately
Researchers studied over 18,000 American adults to understand how exercise and sleep problems affect blood pressure. They found that people with sleep …
Read MoreHigh Blood Pressure Deaths Rising Worldwide: What You Need to Know
Researchers studied death rates from high blood pressure-related heart disease across 117 countries from 2000 to 2019. They found that deaths from this …
Read MoreNew Supplement May Help Protect Hearts in People With Type 2 Diabetes
Researchers tested a special supplement designed to protect blood vessel linings in people with type 2 diabetes from South Asia living in Suriname. Over 12 …
Read MoreEven Normal Blood Pressure May Affect Your Liver Health
Researchers studied over 2,000 American adults without high blood pressure to see if even slightly elevated blood pressure numbers could affect liver health. …
Read MoreFish Oil Supplement Changes Heart Disease Risk Markers in Healthy People
Researchers studied how a high-dose fish oil supplement called icosapent ethyl (IPE) affects the body's cholesterol and fat particles in people with normal …
Read MoreVitamin A May Help Prevent Hardening of Heart Blood Vessels
Researchers discovered that a form of vitamin A called ATRA might help prevent calcium buildup in heart arteries, which can lead to heart disease. In studies …
Read MoreFoods That Cause Body Inflammation Linked to Heart and Kidney Disease
Researchers studied over 17,000 American adults to understand how inflammatory foods affect heart, kidney, and metabolic health. They found that people who ate …
Read MoreNew Nanoparticle Treatment Shows Promise for Heart Artery Disease
Researchers created tiny particles loaded with a compound from traditional Chinese medicine called schisandrin to treat atherosclerosis, a disease where fatty …
Read MoreWhy Low B12 Levels May Increase Stroke Risk
Researchers discovered how vitamin B12 deficiency might lead to stroke by studying the body's proteins and chemicals. When B12 levels drop too low, it triggers …
Read MoreCan Sesame Seeds Help Lower Blood Pressure? What Science Says
Researchers looked at six studies involving 465 people to see if sesame supplements could help people with high blood pressure. The studies lasted 4 to 8 weeks …
Read MoreVitamin D Levels: When Low Is Bad, But Medium Might Be Fine
A large study of over 375,000 people in the UK looked at whether vitamin D levels affect heart disease and bone fracture risk. Researchers found that people …
Read MoreWhy a Personalized Salt-Reduction App Didn't Work as Expected
Researchers tested whether giving people information about their genes and using a smartphone app could help them eat less salt. The study included nearly 300 …
Read MoreWhat You Eat Matters More Than You Think for Heart Health
Researchers studied how different eating patterns affect people with familial hypercholesterolemia, a genetic condition that makes it hard for the body to …
Read MoreSpecial Bacteria May Help Prevent Heart Disease by Boosting Immunity
Researchers discovered that a specific type of probiotic bacteria called Bacillus subtilis natto might help prevent heart disease by changing how the immune …
Read MoreNew Compound May Stop Hardening of Blood Vessels
Scientists discovered that a natural compound called Alamandine may prevent blood vessels from becoming hard and calcified, a serious problem for people with …
Read MoreVitamin D Levels May Help Keep Your Blood Healthy
Researchers studied over 37,000 people from the United States and China to understand how vitamin D affects a marker of blood health called the platelet-to-HDL …
Read MoreHow Your Body Handles Sugar May Affect How Fast You Age
Scientists studied nearly 5,000 adults with heart, kidney, and metabolic problems to understand how well their bodies process sugar. They found that people …
Read MoreFish Oil and Heart Health: What People With Heart Disease Should Know
Researchers studied over 3,800 people with heart disease to see if eating more omega-3 fatty acids (found in fish and certain oils) could help them live …
Read MoreSimple Ways to Lower High Blood Pressure: What Science Shows Works
Researchers reviewed the latest studies on how diet and exercise can help control high blood pressure. They found some surprising results: salt substitutes …
Read MoreWhen You Eat May Matter as Much as What You Eat
A large study of over 50,000 Americans found that the timing of meals and snacks throughout the day may be connected to how long people live. Researchers …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Skin and Heart Health Together
Researchers are exploring whether vitamin D, a nutrient your body makes from sunlight, could help people with psoriasis (a skin condition) while also …
Read MoreExercise and Healthy Eating Help Lupus Patients Feel Less Tired
A new program called "Living Well with Lupus" tested whether exercise and nutrition advice could help people with lupus feel better. Researchers in Brazil …
Read MoreA Fiber Supplement May Help Prevent Heart Disease by Changing Gut Bacteria
Researchers discovered that a type of dietary fiber called pectin may help prevent atherosclerosis (hardening of arteries) by changing the bacteria in your …
Read MoreLife Circumstances Matter More Than You Think for People With Arthritis
A major study of over 4,600 Americans with osteoarthritis found that life circumstances—like income, education, and neighborhood safety—significantly affect …
Read MoreDoes Vitamin D Really Protect Your Heart? New Study Has Surprising Answers
Researchers combined results from 9 large studies involving over 114,000 people to see if taking vitamin D supplements could prevent heart disease. They found …
Read MorePlant Extract from Palm Oil Lowers Blood Pressure Naturally
Researchers tested a supplement made from oil palm plant parts to see if it could help people's hearts and bodies fight damage. In a 60-day study with 97 …
Read MoreHigh Triglycerides? Here's What Your Doctor Should Do
High triglycerides are a type of fat in your blood that doctors find in many patients. Having too much can increase your risk of heart problems and a serious …
Read MoreEating Better for 3 Years Helps Heart Patients Stay Healthier
Researchers followed over 1,700 people with heart problems for four years to see if eating healthier foods would prevent future heart attacks and strokes. They …
Read MoreNew Drug Shows Promise in Fighting Heart Disease in Lab Study
Researchers tested a new compound called KMUP-1 on mice bred to develop heart disease. When the mice ate a high-fat diet, they developed clogged arteries and …
Read MoreWhat You Eat May Help Prevent Heart and Kidney Disease
Researchers studied over 10,000 American adults to understand how certain foods and nutrients might protect against a serious condition called …
Read MoreSpecial Diet Helps Women With Pregnancy Diabetes Avoid Heart Disease
Researchers studied nearly 4,600 women who had gestational diabetes during pregnancy to see if eating a special diet called the Planetary Health Diet could …
Read MoreNew Computer Tool Predicts Stroke Risk Better Than Before
Researchers created a computer program that can predict whether someone might have a stroke by analyzing health information from nearly 10,000 people. Using …
Read MoreSimple Lifestyle Changes Can Cut Your Stroke Risk in Half
Researchers in China studied over 2,000 adults aged 40 and older to understand which daily habits protect against stroke. They found that eating plenty of …
Read MoreNew Blood Tests Could Help Detect Heart Disease Earlier
Scientists discovered three new markers in the body that could help doctors identify heart disease before symptoms appear. Using advanced genetic technology, …
Read MoreWhy the Mediterranean Diet Protects Your Heart
Scientists have studied the Mediterranean diet for over 70 years and found strong evidence that it's really good for your heart. This diet focuses on eating …
Read MoreDoes Vitamin D Really Protect Your Heart? What Science Says
Vitamin D is famous for keeping bones strong, but scientists have discovered that your heart also uses vitamin D. When people don't get enough vitamin D, they …
Read MoreSecondhand Smoke Changes Your Blood in Ways That Hurt Your Heart
Researchers discovered that breathing secondhand smoke causes changes in proteins floating around in your blood. These proteins are involved in fighting off …
Read MoreInflammatory Foods May Speed Up Heart, Kidney, and Metabolic Disease
Researchers studied over 10,000 adults to understand how eating inflammatory foods affects a condition called cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome, which …
Read MoreScientists Create a New Way to Study Hardened Arteries in Mice
Arteries can become stiff and hard when minerals build up in their walls, a condition that increases the risk of heart disease. Scientists didn't have a good …
Read MoreWhy Your Blood Pressure Numbers Matter for Heart Health
Researchers studied over 3,300 people to understand how the difference between your top and bottom blood pressure numbers (called pulse pressure) connects to …
Read MoreNatural Plant Compound May Help Stop Hardening of Blood Vessels
Researchers discovered that a natural substance called luteolin, found in plants, might help prevent blood vessels from becoming hard and calcified—a serious …
Read MoreWhy Your Vitamin D Levels Matter for Heart Health
A new research article explores how vitamin D—a nutrient your body makes from sunlight and gets from certain foods—may play an important role in preventing …
Read MoreMediterranean Diet Cuts Heart Disease Risk in Diabetics—Unless You Smoke
Researchers studied over 7,600 people with diabetes to see if eating a Mediterranean-style diet could protect their hearts. The Mediterranean diet focuses on …
Read MoreCan Fish Oil Pills Help Your Heart? What Science Found
Researchers used computer models to study how omega-3 fatty acids (the healthy fats found in fish) might help protect your heart and brain. They tested a …
Read MoreBest Diets for People With High Blood Pressure
Researchers studied over 13,000 adults with high blood pressure to find out which eating patterns help them live longer and healthier lives. They tracked …
Read MoreEating More Fiber Helps Lower Blood Pressure in Diabetics
Researchers in Ethiopia studied 287 people with type 2 diabetes to see if eating more fiber could help control their blood pressure. They found that people who …
Read MoreEating More Plants May Help You Live Longer, Study Shows
Researchers in South Korea studied over 44,000 adults to see how different types of plant-based eating affected how long people lived. They tracked people for …
Read MoreNew Tool Helps Predict Stroke Risk in People With High Cholesterol
Researchers created a new prediction tool to help doctors identify which people with high cholesterol are most likely to have a stroke. Using information from …
Read MoreEating More Plants May Lower Heart Disease Risk in Young Adults
Researchers followed nearly 19,000 young Spanish adults for about 16 years to see how different plant-based eating patterns affected their heart health. They …
Read MoreCollagen Supplements Don't Lower Blood Pressure in New Study
Researchers tested whether a popular supplement made from pig collagen could help people with extra weight lower their blood pressure and improve their heart …
Read MoreCan Your Medical Records Predict Alzheimer's 10 Years Early?
Researchers developed a computer program that can predict whether someone might develop Alzheimer's disease up to 10 years before symptoms appear, using …
Read MoreLosing Weight Fast Improves Heart Health in Just 8 Weeks
Researchers studied 71 people with obesity who followed a strict diet for 8 weeks to see how weight loss affects heart and blood vessel health. The study found …
Read MoreBody's Sugar Control Problems Linked to Heart Disease Risk
Researchers studied over 11,600 American adults to understand how the body's difficulty controlling blood sugar relates to heart disease risk. They found that …
Read MoreHow Acidic Foods Might Affect Heart Health
Researchers followed over 6,400 Iranian adults for ten years to see if eating foods that make the body more acidic affects heart health and death rates. They …
Read MorePlant-Based Eating May Help Prevent Second Heart Attacks and Strokes
Researchers studied people who had already experienced heart problems to see if eating more plant-based foods could help prevent future heart attacks and …
Read MoreYour Gut Bacteria May Help Prevent Heart Disease
Scientists are discovering that the bacteria living in your digestive system play a surprising role in heart health. A new review of research shows that what …
Read MoreHow Your Sleep Affects Your Cholesterol: New Genetic Discovery
Researchers studied over 730,000 people to understand why sleeping too much or too little can affect cholesterol levels. They discovered 10 new genetic …
Read MoreVitamin B3 May Help Stop Calcium Buildup in Blood Vessels
Researchers discovered that niacin, a common B vitamin also known as vitamin B3, might prevent harmful calcium deposits from forming in blood vessels. Using …
Read MoreSpecial Eggs May Help Prevent Heart Disease in New Study
Researchers tested whether eggs with lower cholesterol could help prevent heart disease in mice. They found that mice eating low-cholesterol egg yolks had …
Read MoreSpecial Diet Plan Helps Protect Heart Arteries in Older Adults
Researchers studied 1,000 older adults with high blood pressure to see if a special eating plan could help protect their heart arteries. Half the group …
Read MoreNew Blood Test May Predict Type 2 Diabetes Years Before It Develops
Researchers found that measuring certain molecules in your blood called lncRNAs could help predict who will develop type 2 diabetes in the future. In a study …
Read MoreVitamin D and Heart Health: What Older Adults Need to Know
Researchers studied 299 elderly people in Italy to understand how vitamin D levels affect heart disease risk. They found that people with lower vitamin D had …
Read MoreHeart Health Habits May Help Women Get Pregnant
Researchers looked at data from over 2,500 women to see if having a healthy heart was connected to fertility. They found that women with better overall heart …
Read MoreWhy Blood Pressure Control Is Tough in Croatia
Researchers studied 646 people in Croatia who have high blood pressure to understand why it's hard to control. They found that most people weren't following …
Read MoreBeans and Lentils May Help Lower Bad Cholesterol
Researchers looked at 31 studies to see how eating beans and lentils (non-soy legumes) affects cholesterol levels. They found that eating these foods …
Read MoreWhy Med School Stress Affects Your Heart Health
Researchers studied 195 first-year medical students in Colombia to understand how stress affects their hearts and emotions. They found that three out of four …
Read MoreCould Melatonin Help Prevent Heart Disease?
Researchers discovered that melatonin, a natural hormone your body makes at night, may help prevent atherosclerosis—a dangerous buildup of plaque in arteries …
Read MoreWhat Rural Doctors' Nutrition Experts Say About Online Health Visits
Researchers in Australia talked to 9 nutrition experts who work in rural areas to understand how they help patients prevent heart disease. They discovered that …
Read MoreSimple Heart-Healthy Habits May Help Cancer Survivors Live Longer
Researchers studied nearly 25,000 people, including 779 cancer survivors, to see if seven simple heart-healthy habits could help people live longer after …
Read MorePlant-Based Eating May Lower Heart Disease Risk in Diabetics
Researchers studied 490 adults with type 2 diabetes to see how eating more plant-based foods affects heart health. They found that people who ate healthier …
Read MoreWhat Parents Really Think About Heart Health for Kids
Researchers talked to 21 parents and 4 kids to understand what families think about heart health and how to keep hearts strong. They found that parents care …
Read MoreSpecial Gut Bacteria Supplement Helps Older Adults with Diabetes
Researchers tested whether a special supplement containing beneficial bacteria and plant fibers could help older adults with type 2 diabetes and heart disease …
Read MoreCan Nutrition Scores Predict Heart Disease in Young Adults?
Researchers investigated whether a simple nutrition scoring system and vitamin levels in the blood could help predict who might develop heart disease at a …
Read MoreEating Healthy Cuts Heart Failure Risk by 25%
Researchers looked at 11 large studies involving over 450,000 people to see how healthy eating patterns affect heart failure risk. They found that people who …
Read MoreChia Seeds May Help Lower Blood Pressure and Cholesterol
Scientists reviewed multiple studies involving about 2,500 people to see if chia seeds really improve health. They found that eating chia seeds regularly may …
Read MoreBest Ways to Prevent Heart Disease: What Works and What Doesn't
Researchers analyzed over 1 million people across 139 studies to find the best ways to prevent heart disease. They discovered that blood pressure and …
Read MoreNew Tiny Particles May Help Treat Hard-to-Control High Blood Pressure
Scientists are working on a new way to treat high blood pressure that doesn't respond to regular medicines. They're creating tiny particles called …
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Researchers studied heart health in 86 transgender and gender diverse adults taking hormone therapy. They found that overall heart health scores were similar …
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