An international team led by Northumbria University has developed and validated a simple five-factor risk score to identify older people at elevated risk of dementia in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)—where around ...
Nov 2, 2026
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An eight-month program providing medically tailored meals improved diet quality and access to healthy food for adults with type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. It also enhanced cardiometabolic health (heart, blood vessels ...
Nov 2, 2026
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Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women, and the risk rises during the menopause years. But an international study has revealed that only half of women know this. Many have never talked about their heart with ...
Oct 29, 2026
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Long COVID is often associated with symptoms such as persistent fatigue, shortness of breath and brain fog. But evidence increasingly shows that long COVID may have a broad effect on the cardiovascular system, as well.
Oct 26, 2026
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Stroke risk is primarily linked to differences in traditional stroke risk factors, like diabetes and high blood pressure, rather than ethnicity, according to findings from a new south London study conducted at King's College ...
Oct 16, 2026
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Effective management of high blood pressure could prevent more than 518,000 annual deaths from cardiovascular disease around the world, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association's Hypertension ...
Oct 11, 2026
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A study by the University of Oulu and the University of Eastern Finland found that people who developed Alzheimer's disease before the age of 65 accumulated a wide range of health problems, particularly during the five years ...
Oct 10, 2026
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Increased consumption of potassium-rich foods that are part of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet did not raise blood potassium to dangerous levels in people taking medications to lower their blood pressure, ...
Oct 8, 2026
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For millions of people, osteoarthritis slowly breaks down the joints, bringing pain, swelling and stiffness that make free movement harder with time. It is largely a condition of age, with 73% of those living with it older ...
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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