Heart Health

How men and women develop heart disease differently

In a new study, researchers found that minerals causing aortic heart valve blockage in men and women are different. This is a discovery that could...

This type of work may raise risks of diabetes, heart disease, stroke

About 17.7% of the U.S. labor force works outside the hours of 6 am and 6 pm. Shift workers are central to the travel, hospitality...

This toothpaste may help prevent heart attack, stroke by detecting plaque

In a recent study from Florida Atlantic University and elsewhere, researchers found Plaque HD®, a plaque identifying toothpaste, could strongly reduce high sensitivity C-reactive...

Scientists find first curative treatment for heart disease

In a new study, researchers found that by making a gene that allows cancers to spread to be overactive and functional in the heart,...

COVID-19 may increase heart damage, Harvard scientists say

Lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome have taken center stage as the most dreaded complications of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new...

Common drug combo may prevent ‘broken heart’ when you lost a loved one

While most people gradually adjust to the loss of a loved one, there is an increase in heart attack and death among bereaved people,...

This artery disease develops rapidly in healthy people from age 40

In a new study, researchers found that almost half of apparently healthy people between the ages of 40 and 50 could be accumulating fatty...

People with type 2 diabetes and heart disease may benefit from newer therapies

In a new statement, researchers suggest that people with type 2 diabetes and heart disease may benefit from newer therapies. The statement was developed on...

New drug may offer better treatment for chronic heart failure

In a new study, researchers report a successful third-phase clinical trial on a new drug, which could potentially offer a new treatment for chronic...

Clogged arteries are not the only sign of cardiovascular disease

Doctors rely on a variety of risk assessments to evaluate how likely a person is to develop heart disease. While the scores provide an invaluable...