New AI Blood Test Predicts Stroke, Heart Failure, and More up to 15 Years in Advance
Researchers have developed an AI-driven blood test that can detect hidden signs of cardiovascular disease years before symptoms…
The Type of Alcohol You Drink Could Affect How Long You Live
Low to moderate wine consumption was linked to a lower risk than drinking spirits, beer, or cider. Credit:…
Exercise Changes the Heart in a Way Researchers Never Expected
Exercise may do far more than strengthen the heart and muscles. New research suggests regular aerobic activity can…
This Common Type of Food May Be Raising Your Risk of Heart Disease
A sweeping new heart health report links ultra-processed foods to higher risks of heart disease, obesity, diabetes, and…
Hidden Heart Risk Found in 1 in 5 People, Study Warns
Researchers uncovered new evidence that elevated Lp(a) may help explain why some patients remain at high cardiovascular risk…
Doctors Are Surprised by What This Vaccine Is Doing to the Heart
A widely recommended shingles vaccine may offer a surprising bonus for heart health. Credit: Shutterstock A shingles shot…
Popular Weight-Loss Drugs Found To Cut Heart Attack and Stroke Risk
GLP-1 receptor agonists are showing evidence of sustained cardiovascular effects beyond their established metabolic benefits. Long-term trial data…
Popular Sweetener Linked to Dangerous Metabolic Effects
Fructose is a simple sugar (monosaccharide) naturally found in fruits, honey, and some vegetables, and is also a…
Genetic predisposition to coffee consumption and the association with the early risk of atherosclerosis
Data collection in SCAPIS This study utilized data from the Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study (SCAPIS), a national large-scale…
Living Heart Project Builds Virtual Twins for Medicine
One morning in May 2019, a cardiac surgeon stepped into the operating room at Boston Children’s Hospital more…
Multiview deep learning improves detection of major cardiac conditions from echocardiography
Cohort selection and data sources Our UCSF echocardiogram dataset comprised studies acquired on adult patients at UCSF between…
New Research Suggests Mammograms Could Offer Heart Health Insight
4 min readRecent research suggests that breast arterial calcification (BAC) picked up on routine mammograms may help predict…