Adults who live a heart-healthy lifestyle tend to live longer and in optimal health compared to those who do not lead a heart-healthy lifestyle.
Suffering from sleep-related disorders such as OSA or insomnia was associated with up to seven years worth of heightened risk for cardiovascular disease and reduced mortality, a new study reports.
Study reveals a link between diastolic blood pressure and an increased risk of neurotic personality traits. Controlling blood pressure can help to reduce anxiety, depression, and neuroticism.
Results imply a linear relationship between blood pressure reduction and lower dementia risk in adults aged 69 and older.
Oxytocin, a hormone connected with bonding and love, could help to heal damage following a heart attack. Researchers found oxytocin stimulates stem cells from the heart's outer layer and migrates into the middle layer where it develops into muscle cells that generate heart contractions. This could be used to promote the regeneration of heart cells following a heart attack.
Worse cardiovascular health at age 36 can predict a higher brain age and associated cognitive problems later in life.
Study reveals cocoa powder reduces blood pressure and arterial stiffness, only when levels of both are elevated.
Those who sit for six or more hours a day are at a substantially increased risk for heart disease and early death.
Takotsubo syndrome, a sudden form of acute heart failure often brought on by emotional or physical stress, is associated with changes in brain regions associated with emotion and emotional processing.
The vascular age of male athletes who participate in endurance exercise is 10 years older than their chronological age. Female athletes showed no overall difference between vascular and chronological age.
Researchers identify problem areas they face in studying the effects of cannabis on the brain and heart function.
A progressive exercise training program may help mitigate some of the psychological and physiological effects of adverse childhood experiences in otherwise healthy young women.
