Even normal blood pressure can harm the brain if it fluctuates too much
We often think of high blood pressure as the main heart-related risk to our brain health.
But new research shows that even when average blood...
Did you hear the one about the college student who had a stroke, then...
Haley Warren was asleep in bed when her mother, Denise, came home from work one Friday afternoon.
A few days earlier, Haley had finished her...
New tool can predict heart attack from ‘bad’ cholesterol genetic variants
A groundbreaking new tool created by an international team of scientists could help doctors spot people at higher risk for heart disease long before...
Most Americans don’t know alcohol increases cancer risk, study finds
A new study from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has revealed a surprising gap in public knowledge: more than half of...
Oral steroids may raise blood pressure, large study finds
A large new study from the University of Leeds has found that people who take oral steroids for long-term inflammatory diseases are more likely...
A common mineral might help clear blocked arteries
Heart disease is still the number one cause of death around the world. One of the main reasons is a condition called atherosclerosis.
This happens...
Could this health condition protect against Alzheimer’s disease?
A surprising new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that people with multiple sclerosis (MS) may be much less...
High blood pressure can quietly harm your kidneys, even without diabetes
New research from the Medical University of Vienna has revealed something important: high blood pressure can directly damage the kidneys—even in people who don’t...
Widely used painkillers may harm your heart and kidney
Many people take painkillers to manage everything from sore muscles to long-lasting pain. These medicines often help people feel better and continue with their...
Early signs of Parkinson’s disease you shouldn’t ignore
Parkinson’s disease is a brain condition that mostly affects movement and gets worse over time.
The early signs can be very small and different for...