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What your eyes could reveal about your heart health
More than 2,000 years ago, the Greek mathematician Euclid began his treatise "Optics" with an assumption that now sounds peculiar: visual rays traveled out from the eye toward the objects we see.
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Newly discovered cell type helps shape blood vessel growth in the heart
Researchers have discovered a new cell type that may help regulate blood vessel growth in the heart during development and in response to injury, according to a study from Weill Cornell Medicine. Working with zebrafish, they ...
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Almost 1 in 3 adults develop cardiorenal disease or die within 5 years of type 2 diabetes diagnosis
Within five years of a type 2 diabetes diagnosis, there is a greater risk of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD) first than of developing heart failure first, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the ...
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Functional decline precedes cardiovascular disease events by many years
Functional decline begins many years before clinically apparent cardiovascular disease (CVD) events, according to a study published online Sept. 23 in JAMA Cardiology.
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Clinical trial provides preliminary evidence of blood-pressure effect from feijoa
The world's first clinical trial of feijoa has provided preliminary evidence that the fruit reduces blood pressure during weight loss. The unexpected finding was incidental to studying feijoa's potential for preventing type ...
Oct 1, 2026
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Faith leaders offer untapped key to hypertension crisis, research shows
A new study has shown that faith leaders would be willing to partner on hypertension screenings and education, despite challenges in past health collaborations.
Oct 1, 2026
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Smartphone-enabled AI tool can detect widely underdiagnosed heart condition
A new Yale-developed artificial intelligence (AI) platform can detect individuals at risk for amyloid cardiomyopathy, an underdiagnosed cardiac condition, using data from a quick and accessible heart test.
Sep 30, 2026
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Daily pill could offer alternative to insulin injections for diabetes patients at cardiovascular risk
New research presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Milan, Italy, Sept. 28–Oct. 2, and published in The Lancet shows that, for people with type 2 diabetes at increased ...
Sep 30, 2026
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Heart health guidance shifts focus from individual nutrients to overall diet quality
A healthy, balanced dietary pattern, rather than one focused on individual nutrients or foods, is key to maintaining heart health, according to a scientific statement issued by the American College of Cardiology and published ...
Sep 30, 2026
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Children with preventable heart disease being missed through gaps in care
A new report has revealed critical gaps in the care of Australian children with a preventable pediatric disorder that can lead to premature cardiovascular disease (CVD). Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a common genetic ...
Sep 30, 2026
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Japanese hospital performs first surgery using heart muscle stem cells
A hospital in Japan has carried out the world's first surgery using sheets of commercially available heart muscle stem cells after the groundbreaking therapy was approved this year, one of the surgeons said.
Sep 30, 2026
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Elevated C-reactive protein linked to increased risk for incident heart failure, all-cause mortality
For adults with an increased cardiovascular risk, elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) levels are associated with an elevated risk of incident heart failure and all-cause mortality, according to a study recently published online ...
Sep 30, 2026
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Modifying heart cell metabolism unlocks self-repair system after heart attack
The adult human heart is a reliable, resilient engine fueling our everyday lives while also being responsive enough to supercharge a Usain Bolt sprint or sustain a three-week bike race in the French Alps and Pyrenees.
Sep 29, 2026
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High-performance AI expands electrocardiogram analysis across medical tasks
Conventional AI models in medicine are usually trained for a single, narrowly defined task, such as detecting a specific cardiac arrhythmia. So-called foundation models take a different approach: Much like a language model ...
Sep 29, 2026
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A weekly session of isometric exercise training may maintain lower blood pressure
Reductions in blood pressure may be maintained over the short term with just one or two sessions of isometric exercise training a week, research published online in the journal BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine suggests.
Sep 29, 2026
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Researchers identify speed of gene transcription as a new therapeutic target for vascular disease
Atherosclerosis develops when deposits known as plaques build up in the walls of blood vessels over many years. These plaques are particularly dangerous when they become unstable and rupture: Blood clots can form, blocking ...
Sep 29, 2026
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Can exercise do more harm than good? Mini-heart research is uncovering new answers
"Exercise is medicine" is a commonly quoted phrase. But as is so often the case with medications, more is not always better. What counts as too much exercise, and how can it affect the heart? Does running a marathon or competing ...
Sep 29, 2026
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Simulated ultrasound images help develop better cardiovascular diagnostics
Which of these two ultrasound images is real? Daniek van Aarle regularly posed that question to audiences of ultrasound researchers at scientific conferences. On Sept. 29, she defended her Ph.D. research on computer-generated, ...
Sep 29, 2026
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EU launches first Screening Week to help detect heart and diabetes risks earlier
At a press conference at the EASD Annual Meeting in Milan, organized by the European Diabetes Forum (EUDF), three leading European cardiometabolic scientific associations—the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), the European ...
Sep 29, 2026
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Fluctuations in blood pressure over time linked to death and strokes, analysis of UK data finds
Greater variation in blood pressure between research visits was associated with a higher risk of death in a study of more than 57,000 UK Biobank participants. Variation in some blood pressure measures was also associated ...
Sep 28, 2026
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Noninvasive nerve stimulation shows potential for treating uncontrolled high blood pressure
A noninvasive technique that stimulates nerves through the ear has been shown to be safe, well tolerated and easy for patients with uncontrolled high blood pressure to use at home, according to a clinical trial led by researchers ...
Sep 28, 2026
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Repots shows 9 of 10 leading causes of death unchanged from 2023 to 2024
The leading causes of death in the United States remained similar in 2024 and 2023, according to the Sept. 22 National Vital Statistics Reports, a publication from the National Center for Health Statistics.
Sep 28, 2026
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AI model achieves 89% accuracy in identifying arrhythmia-related abnormalities in atrial tissue
Researchers from the COR group at the Institute of Information and Communications Technologies (ITACA) of the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) have developed an artificial intelligence model capable of locating and ...
Sep 28, 2026
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EU recommends regular heart checks from 35 onward
The European Union recommended Monday that people under 35 be screened at least once for heart disease and advised regular checks for those 35 and older.
Sep 28, 2026
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Millions more people with overweight could benefit from GLP-1 drugs to protect heart health, study suggests
New research being presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Milan, Italy, Sept. 28–Oct. 2, makes a case for extending the indication for GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP1-RAs) ...
Sep 27, 2026
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