Heart Health

Olive oil may prevent cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, high cholesterol

Olive oil is a widely popular ingredient in many Mediterranean dishes and is often praised for its health benefits. Researchers from the University of Seville...

Cocoa supplement may help reduce heart disease risk

A new study has shown promising results for the use of cocoa flavanols in preventing heart disease. The study, called the COcoa Supplement and Multivitamin...

Common diabetes drugs may harm heart health

In recent years, the number of people with type 2 diabetes has been steadily increasing, and it has become a major public health concern. The...

She was 28 and went into cardiac arrest at work. CPR and an AED...

Heather Baker was 28 and a school administrator in Pecatonica, Illinois, when she walked into a conference room for a meeting. She was chatting...

Common plant-based diet may reverse heart failure

Scientists from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine found that adopting a whole-food plant-based diet can reverse heart failure without medications or surgeries. Heart failure...

Scientists find how to predict heart disease risk in chronic kidney disease

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects millions of people around the world and is a strong risk factor for heart disease. However, there are limited tools...

Poor sleep linked to years of poor heart health

A recent study by researchers at the University of Sydney and elsewhere has found that poor sleep can lead to an increased risk of...

Scientists find antibodies that increase heart disease risk in healthy people

Antibodies are important in fighting off infections in our bodies. But sometimes, the body makes "autoantibodies" that attack our own cells and tissues. This can...

Mom of 2 young boys was waiting for pizza when her heart stopped

LaNysha Adams of Silver Spring, Maryland, was lying on the sofa watching TV when her husband, David Foss, went out to pick up a...

AI may do heart tests better than human doctors, study finds

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a technology that allows computers to learn and make decisions like humans do. Scientists have been working on using AI to...