Home-based blood pressure measurements are more accurate, study finds
A study conducted by researchers from Kaiser Permanente suggests that home-based blood pressure measurements could be more accurate than those taken in clinical settings.
The...
Stamp-sized dissolving heart monitor can monitor and treat heart disease
Did you know that every year nearly 700,000 people in the United States lose their lives to heart disease?
And about one-third of these folks...
Loneliness a bigger risk factor for heart disease in people with diabetes
A recent study published in the European Heart Journal reveals that loneliness is a larger risk factor for heart disease in diabetic patients than...
AI may help prevent sudden cardiac death in firefighters
Contrary to what one might expect, approximately 40% of on-duty fatalities among firefighters are not due to fire or smoke inhalation, but rather sudden...
Eat your veggies, love your heart: carotenes to the rescue
Our heart is like a very busy engine that never stops. It keeps pumping blood to all parts of our body.
But sometimes, bad stuff...
Few people with heart failure get this critical health care
This is for everyone, but more so for those folks with a weak heart. Don't fret if you're not a science genius.
This article is...
Scientists find the cause of most common congenital heart defects
Did you know that 1 to 2% of people are born with a common heart defect called a bicuspid aortic valve?
Usually, the heart has...
Rethinking healthy diets: whole-fat dairy, nuts, and fish prove beneficial
A recently published study in the European Heart Journal has found that diets rich in fruit, vegetables, dairy (mainly whole-fat), nuts, legumes, and fish...
DASH diet rated top heart-healthy eating plan
The American Heart Association recently evaluated the heart healthiness of popular diets, and the DASH Diet, developed in part at Pennington Biomedical Research Center,...
Link between heart failure and cognitive decline: calcium leaks in brain neurons
Heart failure could lead to cognitive decline due to a small calcium leak within the brain's neurons, suggests new research by scientists at Columbia...