The crystal ball of genetics: predicting heart disease for all
For the past ten years, scientists have been trying to figure out if you're going to get a disease by looking at your genes.
This...
Tricaprin: a dietary supplement that could help fight heart disease
Novel Approach to Heart Disease Treatment
Researchers at Osaka University have discovered that a dietary supplement known as tricaprin may be instrumental in combating heart...
Is your heart feeling invisible? It might Be INOCA!
Here's a head-scratcher: What's INOCA? And no, it's not the name of the latest trending K-pop band!
INOCA stands for Ischemia with No Obstructive Coronary...
Hearts on the line: ladies, watch out for certain blood pressure pills!
High blood pressure is bad news for adults.
It leads to heart disease and doctors often suggest a medicine called beta-blockers to fight it.
A Curious...
Sweet relief: diabetes drug could help millions of heart failure patients
Heart failure affects more than 64 million people worldwide. Half of these people have what's called 'mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction.'
That's a fancy...
Both systolic and diastolic blood pressure predict heart disease risk
Blood pressure readings consist of two numbers - systolic and diastolic.
Systolic pressure (the upper number) reflects the pressure when the ventricles pump blood out...
Trim, fit and 53, his heart attack took him by surprise
Ed Frauenheim frequently walked the hilly streets around his San Francisco neighborhood. One summer day, he took long strides to his favorite park. As...
Young kidney cancer survivors have hidden heart risks
Remember when you were a teenager, and nothing could bring you down? Well, recent research suggests it might not be that simple for everyone.
At...
Sticky patch, lifesaver: postage stamp sized device can revolutionize heart disease treatment
Every year, nearly 700,000 people in the US lose their lives to heart disease.
A big chunk of these deaths - about one-third - happen...
Feeling blue may make your heart skip a beat: the link between depression and...
If you are having a device for your heart put in and feel down, you might find it harder to keep taking your heart...