Heart Health

Dentists should give high-risk people antibiotics to prevent deadly heart infection

In a study from the University of Sheffield, scientists found people who are at high risk of developing a life-threatening heart infection should be...

Scientists find a pill that reduces heart disease, obesity, fatty liver

In a recent study from Johns Hopkins Medicine, scientists found that a drug first developed to treat Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia and sickle cell disease...

Common kidney disease linked to high risk of stroke, heart attack

In a recent study, scientists found that people with glomerular disease have higher risks of heart attack and stroke. Glomerular diseases damage the glomeruli, letting protein...

Scientists find new clue in how COVID-19 harms the heart

Scientists from Houston Methodist found that patients with prior COVID may be twice as likely to have unhealthy endothelial cells that line the inside...

Common hormone disorder linked to stroke, heart attack, bone fracture

In a recent study from the University of Gothenburg, researchers found in the hormonal disorder primary hyperparathyroidism, patients’ risk of hip fracture is elevated...

Good heart health may lower risk for brain vessel disease

Scientists from Capital Medical University found that maintaining excellent cardiovascular health may lower the risk for abnormalities in the small vessels of the brain. Scientists...

Cutting 1 gram salt from daily diet could prevent nearly 9 million cases of...

In a study from the Queen Mary University of London, scientists found that a modest cut of just 1 gram in daily salt intake...

Heart failure at age 30 brought on by pregnancy

Fatima Mathews knew something wasn't right. She was more tired than she'd ever felt in her life. "You just had a baby," her doctor reminded...

Just how bad is all that sugar for your heart?

Enjoying a lunch of processed meats and bread, sweetened pasta sauce, or even a salad drenched in dressing? Sugar makes all of these foods delicious....

Link between ‘bad’ cholesterol and heart disease ‘inconsistent’, study finds

Scientists from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences found that the link between 'bad' cholesterol (LDL-C) and poor health outcomes, such as heart...