Heart Health

Your mom’s lifestyle may predict when you will have first heart attack or stroke

In a new study, researchers found that the offspring of mothers with heart-healthy lifestyles live nearly a decade longer without heart disease than those...

This drug could help treat 80% of people with heart failure

In a new study, researchers found that four out of five patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) could be considered for...

This diabetes drug could treat and reverse heart failure

In a new study, researchers found that empagliflozin, a recently developed diabetes drug, can effectively treat and reverse heart failure in both diabetic and...

Most people with type 2 diabetes have high risk of a fatal heart attack...

In a new study, researchers suggest that preventing heart attacks and strokes in type 2 diabetes patients managed in primary care should be an...

Arthritis drugs may help reduce heart disease risk

In a new study, researchers found that drugs used to treat initial signs of rheumatoid arthritis also improve the early stages of heart disease. The...

Early menopause predicts early heart trouble for white women

White women who experience early menopause are three times more likely to also experience heart trouble at a younger age than their peers who...

Even older people could benefit from cholesterol-lowering drug statins

In two new studies, researchers provide fresh evidence that LDL cholesterol-lowering therapies, including statins, can reduce the rate of major heart disease events in...

This single brain region links depression, anxiety, and heart disease

Over-activity in a single brain region called the subgenual anterior cingulate cortex (sgACC) underlies several key symptoms of mood and anxiety disorders, but an...

All weight loss isn’t equal for reducing heart failure risk, study shows

In a new study, researchers found reducing the level of body fat and waist size are linked to a lower risk of heart failure...

This stuff in your gut may help prevent heart disease

In a new study, researchers found have found that a type of common gut bacteria sometimes linked to inflammation, abscesses, bowel disease, and cancer...