Heart Health

Diet drinks may not be heart healthier than sugary drinks, study finds

In a new study, researchers found that sugary drinks and artificially sweetened beverages are linked to a higher risk of heart disease. This suggests artificially...

This cheap drug combo could lower heart disease risk

In a new study, researchers found that a daily pill combining four cholesterol and blood pressure drugs taken with low-dose aspirin can cut the...

Why older adults are at higher risk of heart attack

In a new study, researchers have made a key discovery as to why we become more susceptible to heart disease as we age. The human...

This diet could prevent or even reverse heart failure

In a new study, researchers found that high fat or “ketogenic” diets could completely prevent, or even reverse heart failure caused by a metabolic...

Less sitting time may reduce heart failure risk for older women

In a new study, researchers found even with regular physical activity, older women (ages 50-79) who spend more waking hours in sedentary behaviors, such...

Scientists find a new way to identify people with high risk of heart disease

More than 40% of middle-aged adults have silent coronary artery disease. In a new study, researchers have developed a new screening questionnaire to help identify...

This new therapy could cut “bad” cholesterol by half

In a new study, researchers found the experimental drug evinacumab reduced low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol—the so-called "bad" cholesterol—by 50% in people with a high...

This new drug can lower risk for heart failure death

In a new study, researchers found that omecamtiv mecarbil, a new, investigational heart drug, reduced the risk of heart failure-related events in patients with...

This study shows how to chomp away plaques that cause heart attacks

A recent study at Michigan State University and Stanford University invented a nanoparticle that eats away — from the inside out — portions of...

Food high in omega-3 fats can improve recovery after heart attack

In a new study, researchers found that regularly eating foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids, from both animal and vegetable origins, strengthens the heart's...