Avocados Are a Nutritious, Heart-Healthy Option Super Bowl Sunday – And Year-Round
This Super Bowl Sunday, millions of Americans will reach for avocados to make guacamole, a standard go-to snack for game day. But that green goodness…
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Sound the Alarm! Most of Us Need More Fiber in Our Diet
There are a lot of health factors to keep in mind as we navigate through the dietary day: calories, carbohydrates, protein, saturated fat, vitamins and…
Loneliness and Social Isolation Increase Heart Disease Risk in Senior Women
During the current pandemic, social distancing has been one tool used to reduce the spread of COVID-19. But data from a new study point to…
Tweaked Genes Borrowed From Bacteria Electrically Excite Heart Cells in Live Mice
First approach to promote electrical excitation of heart cells in live mammals could lead to new gene therapy treatments for a wide range of heart…
Hypertensive Crisis: Uncontrolled Blood Pressure Is Sending Twice As Many People to the Hospital
Men are more likely than women to be admitted for a hypertensive crisis, but women have similar hospital mortality rates. The number of people hospitalized for…
Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Associated With Increased Risk of Carditis (Heart Inflammation)
Despite low absolute risk, Pfizer/BioNTech BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine associated with increased risk of carditis. Markedly increased risk in adolescents after 2nd dose may warrant refined vaccination…
Men Prone To Worry and Anxiety May Develop Heart Disease and Diabetes Risk Factors at Younger Ages
In a long-term study of men in the U.S., more high-risk factors for heart disease and Type 2 diabetes developed earlier in life among those…
Heart Function Recovered Quickly in Children With COVID-19-Related Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome
Heart recovery began within the first week of diagnosis among children who developed COVID-19-related multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C). Children treated for MIS-C had normal heart…
Myocarditis: COVID-19 Is a Much Bigger Risk to the Heart Than Vaccines
The heart has played a central role in COVID-19 since the beginning. Cardiovascular conditions are among the highest risk factors for hospitalization. A significant number…
The Obesity Paradox and Circadian Rhythms in Heart Failure
Disrupting circadian rhythms, which change naturally on a 24-hour cycle, has been implicated in heart disease, but it is unclear how it leads to the…
Breastfeeding Reduces Mothers’ Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke
Women who breastfed at some time in their lives were less likely to develop heart disease or stroke, compared to women who did not breastfeed,…
Higher Olive Oil Consumption Linked With Lower Risk of Dying From Heart Disease or Cancer
Replacing margarine, butter, mayonnaise and dairy fat with olive oil was associated with lower mortality risk. Consuming more than 7 grams (>1/2 tablespoon) of olive…
Walking Is Good, but Moderate-Vigorous Exercise Boosts Fitness 3x More
With help from 2,000 Framingham Heart Study participants, BU researchers studied how much being sedentary, walking, and routine exercise impacts fitness. Exercise is healthy. That…
Growing Evidence That Vitamin K Improves Heart Health
New Edith Cowan University (ECU) research has found that people who eat a diet rich in vitamin K have up to a 34 percent lower…
Innovative X-Ray Imaging Directly Shows COVID-19 Can Cause Vascular Damage to the Heart
Interdisciplinary research team from Göttingen University and Hannover Medical School are first to prove this directly. An interdisciplinary research team from the University of Göttingen…
Rates of Premature Heart Attack Death Vary by Sex, Race and Region in the US – Here’s Who Is Most at Risk
An analysis of more than 600,000 U.S. death records from a national database found that middle-aged adults, men, Black adults, and adults living in rural…
Heart Arrhythmia: Digital Silver Lining Seen in Failed COVID-19 Drug Trial
Researchers show that study participants can be safely, effectively monitored at home for drugs’ potential arrhythmic effects. A clinical trial in which two test drugs…
New Study Provides Reassuring Data on Myocarditis Heart Condition After mRNA COVID Vaccination
Just 1.6 cases per 100,000 in younger individuals (12-39 years) after Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine; Findings support the overall safety of mRNA vaccines for COVID-19. A study…
