MRI evidence shows modest urban haze stiffens heart tissue, marking air pollution as a stealth cardiac saboteur beyond traditional risks like smoking.

A behavioral scientist shares how lessons from his former kindergarten teacher led to academic and career success, and ...

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Women who see themselves as having lower social status are more likely than other people to show early signs of heart stress linked to future disease risk, according to a new study led by researchers ...

Left main coronary artery (LMCA) disease can lead to what's known as a "widowmaker" heart attack, so-called because of the ...

The U.S. heart attack mortality rate has dropped by 89% in the past 50 years, according to data published June 25 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.  At the same time, death rates from ...

Medicare covers screening and a prevention program for cardiovascular disease. It also covers doctor visits, diagnostic tests, medications, and surgery for the condition. Every 5 years, people can ...

In a nutshell Heart attack deaths have dropped by 89% since 1970, thanks to major medical advances, public health efforts, ...

The ion channel PIEZO2 doesn't just convey touch stimuli. It also plays a key role in the development of coronary vessels, a team led by Annette Hammes from the Max Delbrück Center reports in "Nature ...

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In fact, your blood type may be more connected to your heart health than you realize. This is what you should know about your blood type and how it could potentially connect to heart disease.