Overweight people need weight loss before treating this heart problem

Scientists from Gentofte University Hospital found overweight patients with atrial fibrillation are more likely to experience a return of the heart rhythm disorder after...

7 healthy lifestyle changes to manage high blood pressure

If you have high blood pressure, your provider may recommend that you adopt a heart-healthy lifestyle to help lower and control high blood pressure. Choose...

Duke study finds the cause of COVID vaccine resistance

Scientists from Duke University found the cause of covid-19 vaccine resistance. The research is published in PNAS Nexus and was conducted by Terrie Moffitt et...

Scientists find the cause of sleepiness in Alzheimer’s disease

Scientists from UC San Francisco found that the lethargy that many Alzheimer's patients experience is caused not by a lack of sleep, but rather...

Scientists find a better way to detect severe COVID-19 early

Scientists from the University of Utah found a family of proteins that is strongly increased in the saliva of patients hospitalized with COVID-19. The proteins,...

4 big signs of metabolic syndrome

Metabolic syndrome is a group of conditions that together raise your risk of coronary heart disease, diabetes, stroke, and other serious health problems. Metabolic syndrome...

Smokers less likely to survive a heart attack, study warns

Scientists from Jordan University of Science and Technology found that smokers have a lower chance of surviving a heart attack than non-smokers. The research was...

What is aphasia? An expert explains the condition forcing Bruce Willis to retire from...

Actor Bruce Willis, 67, is “stepping away” from his career in film and TV after being diagnosed with aphasia, his family announced on March...

Reducing salt intake could benefit people with heart disease

For the past century people with weak hearts have been told to lower their salt intake, but until now there has been little scientific...

Coffee and tea may help lower stroke and dementia risks

Scientists from Tianjin Medical University found that drinking coffee or tea may be associated with a lower risk of stroke and dementia. Drinking coffee was...