Bad night’s sleep can spike your blood pressure

Just one fitful night's sleep can cause a rise in blood pressure. These simple changes could help.

Alexis Blue-U. Arizona • futurity
June 7, 2019 ~4 min

These 2 vape flavors are the most toxic

Lab tests suggest some vape flavors are more harmful to our health than ours.

U. Arizona • futurity
June 7, 2019 ~5 min


7 factors may indicate your risk of heart disease

"Only about 2 percent of people in the United States and other countries meet all the ideal requirements for these seven factors."

Katie Bohn-Penn State • futurity
June 3, 2019 ~5 min

Joint pain supplement may lower heart disease risk

There's an overlap between a common supplement people take for joint pain and arthritis and reduced risk of heart disease, research finds.

Keith Brannon-Tulane • futurity
May 21, 2019 ~3 min

With depression, just a little stress stymies blood vessels

New research helps explain the links among stress, depression, and cardiovascular disease. It also suggests possible interventions.

Katie Bohn-Penn State • futurity
May 9, 2019 ~5 min

Many women with heart disease don’t get enough exercise

Exercise can improve health and cut costs for women with cardiovascular disease. New research finds many don't get enough activity.

Vanessa McMains-Johns Hopkins • futurity
May 8, 2019 ~5 min

Many heart patients miss out on earlier palliative care

Research finds that by the time many heart patients get a referral for palliative care, they are actually at the point when hospice is necessary.

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
May 6, 2019 ~2 min

Can a molecule from fasting keep blood vessels young?

"If we can make the vascular system 'younger,' it could reduce the risk of not just cardiovascular disease but also Alzheimer's disease and cancer."

Jennifer Rainey Marquez-Georgia State • futurity
May 1, 2019 ~2 min


In the U.S., we still sit way too much

"In almost none of the groups we analyzed are the numbers going in the right direction."

Julia Evangelou Strait-WUSTL • futurity
April 24, 2019 ~6 min

‘Virtual’ cardio system improves alternative heart test

A new math model could give scientists better information from non-invasive heart monitoring, which may help with early detection of heart disease.

Eric Stann-Missouri • futurity
April 22, 2019 ~3 min

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