Cholesterol-lowering drugs statins may reduce risk of Parkinson’s disease
Scientists from Rush University found that older people taking statin drugs have a lower chance of developing parkinsonism later compared to people who were...
Intuition and expertise lead to heart surgery at the right time
Carol Lafferty may have spent Christmas 2020 in a hospital bed, but she’s definitely “back in the game” and looking forward to a life...
Eating nuts may reduce your risk of deadly heart attack and stroke
Scientists from Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Institute found that eating nuts at least twice a week is linked to a 17% lower risk of death...
Exercise may lower heart disease risk in people with chronic kidney disease
Scientists from the University of Illinois at Chicago found that people with greater physical activity were less likely to have a heart attack, a...
Heart disease causes early brain dysfunction, may raise Alzheimer’s risk
Scientists from the University of Sheffield found heart disease can directly cause brain dysfunction early on which could lead to dementia and can triple...
Eating whole eggs bad for your heart, study finds
Scientists from Zhejiang University found that a person’s intake of whole eggs and cholesterol was linked to a higher risk of death, while intake...
Too many older people take too much aspirin and too few statins
Scientists from the University of Connecticut found that while adults aged 75 years and older do not benefit from taking aspirin to prevent heart...
Family’s hereditary heart condition discovered after her father and two sisters died young
DeAnn Bartram was 16 when her father felt like he had a virus he couldn't shake.
Doctors said he had cardiomyopathy, a condition where the...
One avocado a day might keep ‘bad’ blood cholesterol away
Scientists from Penn State found eating one avocado a day for six months has no effect on belly fat, liver fat or waist circumference...
Unsalted tomato juice may help reduce blood pressure and heart disease risk
Scientists from Tokyo Medical and Dental University found drinking unsalted tomato juice lowered blood pressure and LDL cholesterol in Japanese adults at risk of...