Better measure of ‘good cholesterol’ may help control heart attack, stroke risk
For decades, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol has been dubbed “good cholesterol” because of its role in moving fats and other cholesterol molecules out of...
This method can chomp away plaques that cause heart attacks
In a new study, researchers have invented a nanoparticle that eats away -- from the inside out -- portions of plaques that cause heart...
Drinking coffee every day may help prevent this heart disease
In a new study, researchers found that regular coffee drinking is linked to a much lower risk for arrhythmias, a problem with the rate...
Will cancer treatment cause heart failure? This new test can tell
In a new study, researchers have developed a technique to predict whether cancer patients receiving a common chemotherapy drug are likely to experience heart...
Why a large hip may protect you from type 2 diabetes and heart disease
In a new study, researchers found why and to what extent a large hip circumference, an estimate of increased fat mass in the lower...
Cholesterol drugs statins could slow spread of breast cancer to brain
In a new study, researchers found that drugs used to treat high cholesterol could interfere with the way breast cancer cells adapt to the...
Midlife high blood pressure during exercise could mean later heart disease
In a new study, researchers found that higher blood pressure during exercise and impaired BP recovery after exercise in midlife may predict heart disease...
This study shows the first curative treatment for heart disease
A recent study from the University of Cambridge found that by making a gene that allows cancers to spread to be overactive and functional...
These two diabetes drugs could both effectively reduce heart and kidney disease
A recent study from Saint Louis University found that two newer types of medications commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes are similar in...
New evidence that depression linked to higher heart disease risk
In a new study, researchers found further evidence of the link between depression and an increased risk of heart disease and early death.
The research...