Where you live can greatly affect heart, brain health
Liz Harris won't let anything stop her from walking. Three mornings a week, she descends three flights of stairs and heads to Anacostia Park.
It's...
Cholesterol-lowering drugs may reduce COVID-19 death in these people
In a new study from UC San Diego Health, researchers examined the relationship between the use of medications to control cholesterol or blood pressure...
DHA in omega-3 may harm your heart health, study finds
Doctors often recommend Omega-3s to help patients lower their cholesterol and improve heart health.
Those Omega-3s can come from fatty fish like salmon and mackerel,...
People with this personality trait more likely to have heart attacks
In a recent study published in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, researchers found that heart attack patients who are sarcastic or irritable could...
High blood sugar can ‘reprogram’ stem cells, damaging heart health
In a new study from the University of Oxford, researchers found high blood sugar can "reprogram" stem cells, leading to a lasting increase in...
This study shows novel causes of irregular heart rhythm
In a recent study published in the journal Nature Communications, researchers found hundreds of new links between people’s DNA and the heart’s electrical activity.
The results...
5 ways to keep your heart safe in extreme heat
With many areas of the country facing triple digit temperatures and summer heat and humidity elsewhere, the American Heart Association, a global force for...
Aspirin effective for preventing recurrent heart problems and strokes
In a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers found that low- or regular-strength aspirin is equally safe and effective...
Two effective ways to quickly restore normal heart rhythm
In a recent study published in The Lancet, researchers found that two ways of quickly restoring normal heart rhythm in patients with acute atrial...
This study shows an important cause of heart failure
Clinicians and scientists have long observed that cells in overstressed hearts have high levels of the simple sugar O-GlcNAc modifying thousands of proteins within...