Artery stiffness could show severe COVID-19 risk
Scientists from Newcastle University found assessing the stiffness of the arteries could help identify patients most at risk of dying from COVID-19.
The research is...
This drug could improve heart health, reduce obesity, fatty liver
Scientists from Johns Hopkins Medicine found that a drug first developed to treat Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia and sickle cell disease could reduce obesity and...
This micro-device could pick up early signs of heart attack or stroke
Heart attacks and strokes are the world’s leading causes of death.
In Australia each year, approximately 55,000 people suffer a heart attack, with a similar...
Heart disease could cause early brain dysfunction, boosts Alzheimer’s disease
Scientists from the University of Sheffield found that heart disease can directly cause brain dysfunction early on which could lead to dementia and can...
Dog is your heart’s best friend
Scientists from St. Anne's University Hospital found that owning a pet may help maintain a healthy heart, especially if that pet is a dog.
The...
Gum disease is linked to heart attacks and diabetes
Scientists from the University of Oslo found that people with a prior heart attack or diabetes are more likely to have gum disease than...
Common meds for heart disease, prostate cancer may treat COVID-19
In a recent study, scientists found metoprolol, a drug widely used to treat heart disease, is beneficial when administered to COVID-19 patients.
The research is...
Apple Watch can monitor frailty in people with heart disease
Scientists from Stanford University found that the Apple Watch in association with an iPhone can be used to monitor frailty in people with heart...
Heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes linked to doubled or tripled COVID death risk
In a recent study from Penn State, researchers found that certain pre-existing conditions may double or triple the mortality risk for COVID-19.
They confirmed that...
The promise of meditation for the heart and mind
Meditation, as a religious practice or mystic experience, may be as old as humanity.
Evidence of its use dates back as far as 7,000 years,...