New guidelines recommend that adults in their 30s consider cholesterol-lowering statins — and that every adult get screened ...

Overall, the research suggests that medications originally developed for diabetes and weight loss may also play a role in protecting the heart. By improving blood flow in the smallest vessels of the ...

Alzheimer’s disease is devastating to families and many of those patients also suffer from heart problems. Pioneering MUSC research show the same toxic proteins cause both, with potential for therapy.

Sudden cardiac death is one of the most frightening medical events because it happens quickly and often without warning. It occurs when the heart suddenly stops beating effectively, which prevents ...

Millions of Americans lack access to treatments that could lengthen and improve their lives, while bending the curve of U.S.

The test can help assess your lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease. That, along with earlier treatment for high ...

Japan has approved two stem cell-based therapies for treating Parkinson's disease and heart failure in a world first, through ...

The arrival of these drugs has historic implications for Americans’ health. Obesity and its related conditions — including ...

HealthDay News — In middle-aged and older adults, anticholinergic drug burden is associated with an increased risk for ...

For years, researchers have suspected that a hormone called relaxin could be an effective treatment for certain ...

Eleven medical organizations advised changes to preventive cardiac care that it says could markedly reduce heart attacks and ...

GLP-1 receptor agonists like semaglutide are being used off-label by healthy people hoping to slow ageing, despite limited evidence and unknown long-term risks.