Heart Health

These 3 nutrient supplements could benefit your heart health

Store shelves are filled with nutritional supplements that promise to help with everything from joint pain to lowering cholesterol. But in a new study, researchers...

Flu prevention strategies beyond getting a shot and washing your hands

It's cold and flu season, and the usual advice is being dispensed: Get the influenza vaccine, wash your hands regularly and avoid contact with anyone...

Obesity could cause the most common type of irregular heartbeat

Atrial fibrillation, also known as AFib, is the most common type of irregular heartbeat, and it is associated with increased mortality. Previous research has identified...

Scientists find the cause of artery-damaging inflammation

The Lipid Hypothesis of coronary artery disease suggests that a high level of cholesterol is the cause of atherosclerosis or coronary artery disease. In a...

Scientists find one cause of some types of blood vessel damage, heart disease

In a new study, researchers have found a mechanism through which long-term exposure to noise leads to inflammation, blood vessel damage, and heart disease. They...

For better or for worse, a couple’s heart health can overlap

Tom and Martta Kelly don't need a study to tell them how couples influence one another's health. Married for 11 years, the West Orange, New...

Apple Watch may help diagnose a heart attack

In a new study, researchers found that an electrocardiogram (ECG) generated by the Apple Watch series 4 or 5 may be used to diagnose...

Heart disease and stroke more dangerous for people with cancer

In a new study, researchers found that more than one in ten cancer patients do not die from their cancer but from heart and...

Statin use may fast increase risk of diabetes, skin infections

In a new study, researchers found using statins for as short a time as three months can put patients at risk for developing diabetes...

High-fiber diet may benefit people with heart failure

In a new study, researchers found that heart failure patients who eat more dietary fiber tend to have healthier gut bacteria, which is linked...