Share on Pinterest Researchers have uncovered a genetic link between heart disease and Alzheimer’s. Image credit: Maciej Frolow/Getty Images. There is a known association between Alzheimer’s disease ...

Repeated oxygen drops during sleep do more than leave people exhausted. Animal research now points to a specific chemical chain running from the gut to the arteries, suggesting that the bacterial ...

A new American Heart Association scientific statement suggests addressing cardiovascular health earlier in life may reduce the risk of stroke and help preserve thinking and memory later in life. Three ...

Atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, is an irregular heart rhythm that increases a person’s risk of stroke, heart failure and even premature death. While many risk factors contribute to A-fib, one stands ...

Share on Pinterest Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is one of the best things you can do to protect your heart. using MRI scans. SeventyFour/Getty Images According to new research, unhealthy lifestyle ...

The chance of developing cognitive impairment was significantly higher for people who have had a heart attack, according to a study published in Stroke. "Having had a heart attack in the past may ...

A new British Heart Foundation report warns that around 170,000 people in England could die from obesity-linked heart ...

In patients who experienced an acute myocardial infarction (MI), an increased volume of epicardial adipose tissue — the layer of fat between the heart muscle and the outer heart lining — was ...

Three common cardiovascular diseases in adults—heart failure, atrial fibrillation and coronary heart disease—are linked to cognitive impairment and increased risk of dementia, according to "Cardiac ...