AI may help prevent sudden cardiac death in firefighters
Contrary to what one might expect, approximately 40% of on-duty fatalities among firefighters are not due to fire or smoke inhalation, but rather sudden...
How to find better ways to control resistant high blood pressure
Many people with high blood pressure can keep it under control with medication. But for some, the usual treatments just don't do the trick.
This...
Effective depression treatment in older adults may reduce dementia risk
Researchers from UCL Psychology & Language Sciences have found that the effective use of talking therapies to treat depression in adults over 65 years...
Eat your veggies, love your heart: carotenes to the rescue
Our heart is like a very busy engine that never stops. It keeps pumping blood to all parts of our body.
But sometimes, bad stuff...
Few people with heart failure get this critical health care
This is for everyone, but more so for those folks with a weak heart. Don't fret if you're not a science genius.
This article is...
Japanese plum juice could lower high blood pressure risk, study finds
More than half of the US population aged 20 and older, approximately 122 million Americans, suffer from high blood pressure, or hypertension.
This condition is...
Link between low vitamin D and high inflammation levels discovered
Recent research from the University of South Australia has discovered a direct link between low levels of vitamin D and high levels of inflammation,...
Sleep your way to better blood sugar: how deep ZZZs help your health
Are you confused about why not sleeping well can increase your risk of diabetes? You're not alone. Scientists didn't know either. But now, they're...
Scientists find the cause of most common congenital heart defects
Did you know that 1 to 2% of people are born with a common heart defect called a bicuspid aortic valve?
Usually, the heart has...
Obesity and overweight linked to worse outcomes in blood cancer
America's growing waistlines are giving scientists some food for thought.
There's a fresh study that connects being overweight to getting less benefit from certain treatments...