New evidence that your gut could influence heart health
Of the thousands of species of bacteria that live in the digestive tract, scientists know only a handful of them directly influence human health.
In...
This simple exercise may help prevent heart diseases and diabetes
In a new study, researchers found that 12 weeks of easy-to-administer passive stretching helps improve blood flow by making it easier for arteries to...
COVID-19 virus can infect heart cells, new study shows
In a new study, researchers found that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 (coronavirus), can infect heart cells, indicating it may be possible for...
To everything there is a season, including heart disease
A growing body of research suggests heart attacks, angina and other heart events increase during winter and summer.
Now, a new study could explain why.
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Cocoa may reduce pain in this common artery disease
In a new study, researchers found that consumption of cocoa may improve walking performance for patients with peripheral artery disease.
In the study of 44...
What makes arteries age? Your gut health and diet may play roles
In a new study, researchers found that a compound produced in the gut when we eat red meat damages our arteries and may play...
Even minor heart defects are linked to long-term problems in adulthood
In a new study, researchers found that long-term morbidity as well as a lower level of education and employment rate are common among adults...
Why long-term exercise could effectively prevent diabetes, heart disease, cancer
In a new study, researchers found decades-long endurance training alters the activity of genes in human skeletal muscle that are important for metabolic health.
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Your tongue could provide window to heart health
In a new study, researchers found the tongues of patients with chronic heart failure look totally different from those of healthy people.
They found normal...
Improving gut health may reverse narrowing of arteries
In a new study, researchers found that changing the gut microbiome to a healthier state could reduce cholesterol levels and strongly inhibits the thickened-artery...