Less sleep, under six hours, can increase the risks by nine per cent, compared to people who slept for the recommended six to eight hours. read more

Your diet should be high in fresh vegetables, fish, and seafood in order to keep your heart at its healthiest. read more

High-risk donor hearts need not influence the outcome of the transplant and can actually have better outcomes, says a new study. read more

According to Arun Shukla, associate professor, European Molecular Biology Organization young investigator and lead scientist on the project, about 40% of currently prescribed drugs target GPCRs which are responsible for transfer of information across... read more

On World Heart Day, we tell you about the dangers of heart disease, what contributes to it, and what you can do about it. read more

42-year-old dialysis patient Sandra Medina waits inside a plane at the airport in Vieques, Puerto Rico. “It’s an injustice to have us like this” — flying back and forth for treatment — “when they can put a clinic here,” Medina said. Doctors amputated half her leg after an infection worsened months ago. A nervous flyer, she confided that sometimes she loses hope. “We go through a lot,” she said.

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Compared to those with normal sleep duration, men who slept five or fewer hours per night had a two-fold higher risk of having a major cardiovascular event by age 71. read more

A higher Body Mass Index (BMI) and obesity could be linked to high blood pressure, says a new study. read more

Even low air pollution levels can affect your heart by causing changes that are similar to early stages of heart failure, says a new study. read more

Tommy, the pet dog, was chained on the terrace and suffering from high fever when the police found him after discovering the 11 bodies in the Burari house. He was later said to have been convalescing at Noida’s House of Stray Animals, where he was taken... read more

The treatment leads to better recovery of the heart’s pumping function and hence the level of healing is better. read more

The researchers also found that even though a person might be healthy, if he or she is suffering from mild depression than they could still develop heart failure. read more

It takes a patient’s age, urinary albumin\/creatinine ratio (UACR), and cardiovascular disease history to successfully identify hypertensive patients for whom the benefits of intensive therapy outweigh the risks. read more

A new study says that eating several servings of nuts, such as almonds, every week may help lower the risk of developing heart rhythm irregularity and heart flutter. read more

A high protein diet may increase risk of heart failure among middle-aged men, says this new study.\u2007 read more