Surprising Discovery: Change in Heart Energy Production May Be Key to Preventing Heart Failure
Often, heart failure is identified only after the heart has already deteriorated. This is in large part because the cause is unknown for about 70…
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Researchers Warn: Popular Sugar-Free Sweetener Linked to Higher Rates of Heart Attack and Stroke
Cleveland Clinic research showcases the need for further safety studies. New Cleveland Clinic research showed that erythritol, a popular artificial sweetener, is associated with an…
Successful New First in Chronic Heart Failure Treatment Using Cell Therapy
New cell therapy offers potential treatment option for patients with chronic heart failure. Physician-scientists at The Texas Heart Institute announced today the results of the…
How Your Facebook Friendships Could Impact Your Risk of Premature Death
Better economic connectedness on social media linked with lower rates of premature death. Places with higher rates of economic connectedness—linkages between people of lower and…
Want To Live Longer? Getting Good Sleep Could Add Years to Your Life
Having five low-risk sleep habits may have long-term benefits. Getting good sleep can play a role in supporting your heart and overall health—and maybe even…
COVID-19 Vaccination Linked to Fewer Heart Attacks, Strokes, and Other Cardiovascular Issues
First U.S. study to show lower cardiac risk of cardiac events in patients following SARS-CoV-2 infection. Analyzing the most extensive datasets in the United States,…
Scientists Warn: Too Little Sodium Can Be Deadly to Heart Failure Patients
Cutting sodium below current recommendations could be counterproductive, research finds. For people with heart failure, restricting dietary sodium intake to levels below the standard recommended…
Scientists Identify the Best Genetic Predictors of Heart Arrhythmia and Hidden Comorbidity
The largest genetic study on heart arrhythmia to date, led by Kazuo Miyazawa and Kaoru Ito at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS)…
500,000 People Miss Out on Life-Saving Drugs, Sparking a Potential Surge of Heart Attacks and Strokes
Researchers estimate that 500,000 individuals were unable to receive blood pressure-lowering medications during the pandemic. According to a study recently published in Nature Medicine and…
How COVID-19 Can Impact the Heart: Inflammation, Oxidative Stress and Calcium Changes
COVID-19 infection can cause changes in calcium channels that can affect how the heart beats, it can also trigger inflammation and oxidative stress in the…
A New Target in the Fight Against Heart Disease
Soon after cholesterol and fat begin to accumulate on the lining of the blood vessels supplying the heart, the smooth muscle cells that provide strength…
“Remarkable” Results – Scientists Discover That a Dietary Supplement Could Fix a Broken Heart
Osaka University researchers discover that taking tricaprin regularly in your diet leads to a reduction in coronary artery plaque and an improvement of symptoms for…
Anti-Aging Gene Shown To Rewind Heart Age by 10 Years
A breakthrough offers a potential target for treating heart failure patients. An anti-aging gene found in centenarians has been shown to reverse the heart’s biological…
Heart Disease Breakthrough: New Immune Target Discovered
Research has identified suPAR as a protein that contributes to the development of atherosclerosis and kidney disease, offering new opportunities for treatment. Traditionally, clinicians have…
Columbia Researchers Uncover Dangerous Connection Between Serotonin and Heart Valve Disease
Serotonin can impact the mitral valve of the heart and potentially accelerate a cardiac condition known as degenerative mitral regurgitation, according to a new study…
COVID Toll: Big Jump in Cardiovascular-Related Deaths Reported by American Heart Association
American Heart Association 2023 Statistical Update reports the largest increase in the number of CVD deaths in the U.S. in years, highest among Asian, Black,…
How Intermittent Fasting Extends Life Spans – Time-Restricted Eating Reshapes Gene Expression Throughout the Body
Salk researchers find that timing calorie intake synchronizes circadian rhythms across multiple systems in mice. Numerous studies have shown health benefits of time-restricted eating including…
New Research Links COVID-19 Infection – and Vaccination – to a Debilitating Heart Condition
Smidt Heart Institute researchers show the risk of developing postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or POTS, is five times higher after COVID-19 than after vaccination. A…
