How Black women can take control of their blood pressure
Sep 28, 2021
A self-care program to teach strategies about medication, healthy eating and exercise may offer Black women help in controlling high blood pressure, a small study suggests.
Prevention
Uncontrolled high blood pressure shifts with age, hitting men and women differently
Sep 27, 2021
Younger men and older women are most likely to have high blood pressure that's not under control despite taking medication, preliminary research says.
A year of committed exercise in middle age reversed worrisome heart stiffness
Sep 20, 2021
A year of exercise training preserved or increased youthful elasticity of the heart muscle among middle-aged people with early signs of heart failure, new research shows.
How your job can affect your heart health
Aug 30, 2021
Studies show jobs can affect health, some positively and some negatively. Whatever happens during the workday, there are things to consider to ensure good health on and off the job.
What are researchers doing to stop dementia?
Aug 27, 2021
As the population ages and more people develop Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, research into the causes and how to slow or prevent the conditions branches into new areas.
Blood vessel harm seen with several vaping products, rat study shows
Aug 23, 2021
Researchers who tested several e-cigarette products in rats say they affected blood vessel function like traditional cigarettes.
Got some free time? To avoid a stroke, younger adults shouldn't spend it this way
Aug 19, 2021
Little physical activity combined with too much sedentary time after work may spell trouble for people under 60, a new study shows.
New genetic tech can fight inherited heart disease – and families can, too
Aug 18, 2021
Genomic advances are changing how doctors spot inherited heart conditions, but the power of family remains an important tool.
Healthy hearts and brains get their start in childhood
Aug 16, 2021
Efforts to thwart cognitive decline often start in midlife. But a growing body of research shows it should start decades sooner – in childhood.
How a doctor's presence may alter blood pressure readings
Aug 9, 2021
Researchers measure nerve activity to show how a doctor's presence prompts a "fight or flight" response and boosts blood pressure.