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New research provides further evidence that getting uncontrolled high blood pressure under control could be one way to reduce dementia risk.

Patients who suffered strokes, mini-strokes or temporary blindness had levels of "nanoplastic" particles in their necks 51 times higher than healthy subjects, an abstract of a small-scale study released Tuesday shows.

Yes, really! Walking is considered exercise. Here are the key benefits of your "hot girl walk" today.

Young people with sleep-wake disruptions had doubled odds of developing some CVD risk factors

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has claimed it does, but science says otherwise

In a recent appearance on Fox News, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ate French fries cooked in beef tallow and mused that 'food is medicine.' Nutrition scientists are scratching their heads.

Evolution has equipped us with a triage mechanism (from the French verb 'trier' meaning to sort out): When there is a deficiency of micronutrients in our bodies, they are reserved for short-term survival and reproduction at the expense of disabling DNA repair, which increases the risk of developing chronic disease in the long-term.

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

These vitamins and minerals are the fountain of youth in the supplement aisle.

A new study finds that dementia cases will increase at a much higher rate than expected, with lifetime risk rising to 42 percent after age 55

Patients with anorexia nervosa had a nearly fourfold higher risk for major adverse cardiovascular events than those without the eating disorder, a new study found.

Researchers have found more promising ways the infant food can benefit health – aside from being a nutritional supplement and supposed hangover cure

Biobots are tiny, multicellular robots powered by living cells to perform tasks, and they're a third state between life and death. The post Biobots are a 3rd state between life and death first appeared on EarthSky.

Instead of narrowing down the field of suspects in ESUS, new research is adding more.

Given the right conditions, certain types of cells are able to self-assemble into new lifeforms after the organism they were once part of has died.

Fear shouldn't drive medical intervention

Around 800,000 deaths annually in Europe were due to air pollution, about half of which were due to cardiovascular diseases, said experts.

Despite the social media hype and a few very small studies, dry fasting is unlikely to improve health and may cause harm.

A condition called familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) can cause extremely high cholesterol. But most people don't know about it.

Spanish cohort study tracked patients for up to 20 years after diagnosis