Health
Eight ways to reduce your stroke risk—no matter what age you are
As a nurse working in a neurocritical care, I witnessed the sudden and devastating effects of stroke on survivors and their caregivers.
Mar 20, 2025
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High Blood Pressure
Cardiology
A smarter way to track heart health with your smartwatch
The answer to your heart health may be on your wrist, a new study suggests. Researchers have developed a new way to assess cardiovascular health based on information routinely collected by smartwatches, according to a study ...
Mar 20, 2025
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Cardiology
Study shows seniors benefit from tight blood pressure control
Systolic blood pressure kept under 130 reduces the risk of heart-related death by about 26% among people 80 or older, researchers report in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Mar 19, 2025
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Cardiology
Blood pressure patterns during pregnancy predict later hypertension risk, study finds
Women with blood pressure levels in a range considered clinically normal during pregnancy but no mid-pregnancy drop in blood pressure face an increased risk of developing hypertension in the five years after giving birth. ...
Mar 18, 2025
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Health
Brain food: Preventing a stroke through dietary choices
You might not remember what you ate for breakfast yesterday, but your body certainly does. For better or worse, your dietary history is embedded in your body. It's in your bones, gut, heart, blood, and brain. All the breakfasts, ...
Mar 18, 2025
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Cardiology
Replacing other snacks with pecans may improve cholesterol, diet quality
Switching daily snack foods to pecans improved cholesterol levels and enhanced overall diet quality, according to a new study by researchers in the Penn State Department of Nutritional Sciences.
Mar 17, 2025
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Sleep disorders
How much sleep do you really need? Experts say it depends
Chances are, if you're reading this, you got some sleep last night. But are you feeling rested?
Mar 14, 2025
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Health
Giving blood could be good for your health: New research
Blood donation is widely recognized as a life-saving act, replenishing hospital supplies and aiding patients. But could donating blood also benefit the donor?
Mar 13, 2025
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Surgery
Experts bust 5 myths about living kidney donation
More than 90,000 people are on the waiting list for a kidney in the U.S. Unfortunately, less than a third of those waiting for a kidney transplant can expect to get one this year. This comes as rates of chronic kidney disease, ...
Mar 13, 2025
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Neuroscience
What do we mean by 'brain health' and why should you care about it?
The average adult brain only weighs about 3 pounds, yet it is one of the most complex and vital organs of the human body. Cognition may decline and our brains become prone to disease as we age, so as medical advances and ...
Mar 12, 2025
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