E-bikes could benefit your heart, even it doesn’t feel like a workout
Many traditional cyclists are critical about the growing popularity of e-bikes, but in a new study, researchers found e-bikes can provide essentially the same...
Human heart cells are altered by spaceflight, but return to (mostly) normal on Earth
Heart muscle cells derived from stem cells show remarkable adaptability to their environment during and after spaceflight, according to a study publishing in the...
More exercise after 60 may prevent heart attack, stroke
In a new study, researchers found people over the age of 60 should do more exercise not less in order to prevent heart disease...
Vitamin D and Omega 3 supplements may not protect your heart
Vitamin D and marine omega-3 fatty acids—also known as fish oil—are purported to have many health benefits, including reducing systemic inflammation.
Signals of systemic inflammation...
Vaping may damage your heart and blood vessels
Science hasn’t yet caught up with electronic cigarettes, leaving health care providers and users with many unknowns.
But a new review of the research so...
Both numbers in blood pressure reading could predict future stroke, heart attack
Systolic pressure is the upper number in a blood pressure reading. It measures how hard the heart pumps blood into arteries.
Diastolic pressure is the...
Trouble sleeping? Insomnia slinked to high risk of stroke, heart attack
In a new study, researchers found people who have trouble sleeping may be more likely to have a stroke, heart attack or other heart...
New gene therapy combo may treat heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes together
As we age, our bodies tend to develop diseases like heart failure, kidney failure, diabetes, and obesity, and the presence of any one disease...
Is physical activity always good for your heart?
Physical activity is thought to be our greatest ally in the fight against cardiovascular disease.
But In a new study, researchers suggest that there may...
After heart attack: Late dinner and no breakfast can be a killer combination
In a new study, researchers found that people who skip breakfast and eat dinner near bedtime have worse health outcomes after a heart attack.
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This popular painkiller may harm your blood sugar
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Popular high blood pressure drug may increase risk of bowel disease
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Common painkiller may harm your immune system, damage heart and kidneys
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