This hormone may reduce inflammation, irregular heartbeat
In a recent study from the University of Pittsburgh, researchers found how hormone relaxin interacts with the body’s signaling processes to produce a fundamental...
COVID-19: People with heart or kidney diseases should keep taking their drugs
As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, inaccurate medical information has flooded social media and other channels.
One potentially lethal example is that patients who take the...
Severe COVID-19 may damage the heart
In a new study, researchers found that some severely ill COVID-19 patients sustain heart damage.
They found that among 416 patients hospitalized for severe COVID-19...
Widely used pesticide products may increase heart disease death risk
Pyrethroids are among the list of commonly used insecticides with the largest market share and they constitute the majority of commercial household insecticides.
They are...
Obesity, diabetes, and heart disease may spread from person to person
Non-communicable diseases including heart disease, cancer, and lung disease are now the most common causes of death, accounting for 70% of deaths worldwide.
These diseases...
Fish oil drug could prevent 70,000 heart attacks, strokes every year in U.S.
In a new study, researchers predicted that more than 70,000 heart attacks, strokes and other adverse cardiovascular events could be prevented each year in...
This bad sleep habit may increase heart disease risk
Despite increasing awareness of how critical sleep is to our health, getting a good night's rest remains increasingly difficult in a world that's always...
Regular tub bathing linked to lower heart disease risk
In a new study, researchers found that regular tub bathing is linked to a lower risk of death from heart disease and stroke.
And the...
Soy-rich foods like tofu may help lower heart disease risk
Eating tofu and other plant-based proteins may have more health benefits than people realize, according to new research.
Foods like tofu that are rich in...
New drug may prevent cancer therapy from damaging the heart
The commonly used chemotherapy drug doxorubicin can damage the heart muscle, in some cases leading to heart failure.
In a new study, researchers found that...