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Heart risk tools predict certain cancers about as well as they predict heart disease
Risk calculators that doctors use to estimate a person's risk of a heart attack or stroke work about as well for predicting certain cancers, according to a new study by UCL (University College London) researchers. The tools, ...
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Study finds 1 in 3 Americans without heart disease miss new cholesterol goals—and 3 in 4 go untreated
A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham finds that nearly 1 in 3 U.S. adults without heart disease—and almost 4 in 5 of those who have already had a heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular event—have LDL, ...
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Perimenopause and heart health: When chest symptoms need urgent attention
A racing heart can be frightening at any age. Palpitations are common during perimenopause and may occur alongside hot flashes, anxiety and disturbed sleep. In many cases, they do not indicate a serious heart problem, but ...
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Pregnancy complications linked to long-term risk of peripheral artery disease
Women who experience pregnancy complications such as gestational diabetes, preeclampsia or preterm delivery have a significantly increased long-term risk of developing peripheral artery disease (PAD) later in life, according ...
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Sudden cardiac death condition shown to have linked genetic variations
Scientists have found that the "sudden" cardiac death condition related to high-profile deaths or major medical episodes of sports stars including Fabrice Muamba, Christian Erikson and Mark-Vivian Foe, has numerous linked ...
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Coffee and heart health: How many cups of caffeinated coffee are safe to drink each day?
Previous studies have found that caffeine is the world's most popular stimulant and psychoactive substance, and coffee is the most common way people consume caffeine. The latest research supports the conclusion that, for ...
Jul 20, 2026
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More than half of US adults now eligible for statins under new guidelines, study finds
More than half of U.S. adults ages 30 to 79—about 87.5 million people—are now recommended for statins to prevent cardiovascular disease under newly updated clinical guidelines, according to a study by University of Pittsburgh ...
Jul 20, 2026
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Weight around the belly is a better predictor of heart health than BMI, research indicates
Individuals with overweight or obesity can have a higher risk of heart disease despite appearing to be healthy, new research presented at the International Congress on Obesity in Mexico City (15–17 July) shows. Using waist-based ...
Jul 20, 2026
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Study shows where women live can shape heart health for decades
Women who live in disadvantaged neighborhoods face worse heart health and experience faster declines as they approach menopause, according to a long-term study led by the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute.
Jul 18, 2026
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Experimental drug may protect the heart in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Researchers at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine have identified a potential pathway that could protect cardiac function in people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a progressive and fatal genetic disease that ...
Jul 17, 2026
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Two studies advance sudden cardiac arrest prediction
Warning symptoms, recurrent heart events may identify people at risk for this often-deadly event. Two studies from investigators at Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University move the medical field closer to solving a longstanding ...
Jul 17, 2026
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A clear message—wildfire smoke plus summer heat is double trouble for heart health
Parts of the U.S. are experiencing smoke from Canadian wildfires drifting down and rising summer temperatures, creating a potentially deadly situation, according to the American Heart Association, a relentless force changing ...
Jul 17, 2026
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Around a third of all heart related deaths and disease may be due to ultraprocessed foods
New research published in The American Journal of Preventive Medicine and presented at this year's International Congress on Obesity (ICO 2026), hosted by the World Obesity Federation (WOF) in Mexico City, Mexico (July 15–17), ...
Jul 16, 2026
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FDA clears first cholesterol pill to rival costly injections
A new daily pill will give people with stubbornly high cholesterol a cheaper, needle-free way to lower their levels.
Jul 16, 2026
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Ozempic-like drugs have more benefits to the body than just losing weight, meta-analysis shows
A meta-analysis of 10 randomized controlled trials involving more than 23,000 participants, presented at the International Congress on Obesity (ICO 2026), hosted by the World Obesity Federation (WOF) in Mexico City, Mexico ...
Jul 16, 2026
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Drug hope for people with common heart thickening disease
A new drug offers hope for people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the world's most common inherited heart disease. The TEMPEST trial, led by University of Manchester researchers, tested the drug—called trientine—in 154 ...
Jul 16, 2026
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How did the COVID-19 pandemic shift seasonal surges of other respiratory diseases?
A German analysis explores what underlies shifts in the timing of seasonal surges of respiratory diseases, as well as shifts in surges of heart-related deaths, that occurred after the COVID-19 pandemic began. Michael Sieber ...
Jul 15, 2026
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AI flags heart failure risk five years early from routine ECG recordings
Researchers at the Technion Faculty of Biomedical Engineering have achieved a breakthrough in the early detection of heart failure. They developed DeepHHF, an artificial intelligence model that identifies patients at high ...
Jul 15, 2026
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New machine-learning equation accurately assess LDL cholesterol risk
The Martin-Hopkins equation to assess low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels in blood samples has been used by laboratories in the U.S. and other countries to guide efforts to lower cardiovascular disease risk. ...
Jul 15, 2026
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Among Black people in the U.S., country of birth associated with stroke risk
For Black individuals in the United States, being born in another country was associated with a lower risk of stroke, according to a study published in Neurology. "In the United States, people who identify as Black have a ...
Jul 15, 2026
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Survival rates for adults with congenital heart disease linked to specialized cardiac care access
People with congenital heart disease living in states with low household incomes and limited access to health insurance and the specialized care they need may be more likely to become disabled or die from congenital heart ...
Jul 15, 2026
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Ultrafine air particles may drive 2 million premature deaths each year
Ultrafine particles (UFPs) –smaller than 100 nanometres and invisible to the naked eye—contribute substantially to illness and mortality worldwide. That is the finding of an international study led by researchers at the Max ...
Jul 14, 2026
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Patients who suffer heart attack have more micro and nanoplastic in their blood
People who suffered a serious heart attack had higher levels of micro- and nanoplastics in their blood compared with patients diagnosed with chronic ischemic heart disease and those with normal blood vessels supplying the ...
Jul 14, 2026
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Genetic safeguard protects the female heart—and what happens when it's lost
Men and women are not born with the same risk of heart disease, and for decades scientists have struggled to explain why. A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, published in Genes & Development, ...
Jul 14, 2026
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Pregnancy may flag future heart and metabolic risk, even without major complications
Pregnancy can be a warning light. Rutgers researchers found that cardiovascular health during pregnancy was linked to how soon women were later diagnosed with chronic hypertension or metabolic conditions after giving birth.
Jul 14, 2026
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