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What Causes High Blood Pressure?

Blood pressure is the term used to describe the pressure exerted on the arterial walls as blood flows through them. This pressure is at its highest when the heart contracts and pumps blood through the arteries and is called the systolic pressure.

Drug-Eluting Stent Design

Coronary Artery Disease and Aspirin

Heart attack and cardiac arrest difference

High Blood Pressure Hypertension

Hypertension Diagnosis

Structure and Function of the Heart

COPD and Sleep Apnea

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Treatments

Artificial Intelligence in Cardiology

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Obesity in Adults

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What is Carotid Artery Stenosis?

Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Symptoms

Heart Failure Prognosis

Cardiology Procedures

Cardiovascular Drugs

Prognosis for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Diagnosis of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Coronary Artery Disease Characteristics

Heart Attack Questions

Heart Failure Causes

Hidden Signs of Heart Problems

Heart Disease Biomarkers and Screening Tests

High Blood Pressure in Children

What is Obesity?

How the Heart Pumps Blood

Abdominal Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome

Heart Attack Diagnosis

Cardiovascular Disease Diagnosis

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Treatment

Causes of Heartburn (Acid Reflux)

What is Cholesterol?

What is Cardiology?

Cardiogenic Shock Treatment

Drug-Eluting Stent Indications

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Treatments

Hypertension Symptoms and Effects

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Triggers

Coronary Artery Disease Treatment

Cholesterol Physiology

Hypertension Treatment

Dieting for Obese Children

How is Acid Reflux Diagnosed?

Coronary Artery Disease Preventive Diets

Heart Failure

Hypertension Risk Factors

What is Cardiogenic Shock?

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Management

Surviving Heart Attack

What are Drug-Eluting Stents?

Hypercholesterolemia and Hypocholesterolemia

History of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Myocardial T1 and T2 Mapping

Percutaneous Closure Procedure

Heart Failure Symptoms

Why is Visceral Fat Dangerous?

Cardiogenic Shock Diagnosis

What is Cardiovascular Disease?

Diagnostic Tests for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Prevention

Link between Bisphenol A and Increase in Blood Pressure

Cardiovascular Benefits of Blueberries

Drug-Eluting Stent Alternatives

Target Heart Rate

Cardiac Pharmaceutical Agents

Coronary Artery Disease Pathophysiology

Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (AECOPD)

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Screening

What is Coronary Artery Disease?

Coronary Artery Disease Risk Factors

Lowering Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

What is Heartburn (Acid Reflux)?

Heart Rate Abnormalities

Heart Failure Terminology

Causes and Symptoms of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Carotid Artery Stenosis Diagnosis

Drug-Eluting Stent Risks

Coronary Artery Disease Angina

Photoplethysmography (PPG) for Heart Disease

What Causes A Heart Attack?

High Cholesterol and Stroke Risk

Carotid Artery Stenosis Treatment

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Symptoms and Causes

Coronary Artery Disease and Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Obesity and Blood Pressure

What is a Heart Attack?

Heart Failure Management

Heart Attack Treatment

Heart Rate Reserve

Cardiovascular Disease Research

Heart Failure Classification

LDL Cholesterol and Heart Disease

Heart Failure Pathophysiology

Cardiogenic Shock Symptoms

Heart Attack Symptoms

What is Heart Rate?

Cardiothoracic Imaging Techniques

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)

Coronary Artery Disease Prevention

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Process

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Diagnosis

What is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?

Treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Heart Failure Diagnosis

Pulmonary Rehabilitation for COPD

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Causes

Foods that Reduce Heartburn (Acid Reflux)

Anti-Hypertensive Drugs

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)

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Mendelian randomization study reveals opposing roles for IL6 and IL6R in long-term mortality

A new research paper was published in Volume 18 of Aging-US on February 6, 2026, titled "Causal effects of inflammation on long-term mortality: a Mendelian randomization study."

27 Feb 2026

New pathway found connecting liver congestion to fibrosis and cancer

Researchers from The University of Osaka find that chronic liver congestion is linked to severe liver diseases through a specific signaling pathway in liver sinusoidal endothelial cells - key cells lining the liver's tiny blood vessels.

27 Feb 2026

Building an affordable toolkit for healthy aging

As people age, they experience a gradual decline in intrinsic capacity (IC), the combined physical and mental abilities that support independence and health. The World Health Organization recognizes IC as a central indicator of resilience in aging, yet no affordable, validated tool exists to measure it.

27 Feb 2026

How physical strength and self-belief grow together in teens

Physical fitness and psychological resilience develop side by side during adolescence, a life stage that lays the foundation for adult health. Cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength, and agility are well-known predictors of cardiometabolic health, while self-efficacy, defined as the belief in one's ability to overcome challenges, shapes motivation, persistence, and coping strategies.

26 Feb 2026

New review explains how circular RNAs could unlock fat browning therapies

A Cell Death & Disease review synthesizes preclinical evidence that circular RNAs regulate adipose browning and metabolic pathways through microRNA interactions, protein binding, and organelle-linked stress mechanisms. It highlights their biomarker and therapeutic potential in obesity and type 2 diabetes while underscoring key translational challenges, including delivery specificity and human validation.

26 Feb 2026

Heavy alcohol intake is associated with dangerous belly fat accumulation, large UK study shows

In a large UK population cohort, higher weekly alcohol consumption was dose-dependently associated with greater visceral fat mass measured by DXA, independent of total body fat. Heavy drinkers showed over 10% higher proportional visceral fat compared with lower consumption groups, a pattern linked to increased cardiometabolic risk.

26 Feb 2026

Textile-based system advances real-world cardiovascular monitoring

Cardiovascular diseases remain the leading global cause of mortality, claiming nearly 18 million lives each year.

26 Feb 2026

Neem compound gedunin shows promise against pancreatic cancer

Ramadevi Subramani Reddy, Ph.D., remembers the neem tree from her childhood in India - a plant her grandmother used to treat everything from fevers to infections.

26 Feb 2026

New method clarifies whether NOTCH1 variants cause congenital heart defects

One to two out of every 100 newborn babies are born with a Congenital Heart Defect (CHD), yet the exact cause remains unclear.

26 Feb 2026

Polytherapy improves blood pressure control and survival in metastatic breast cancer

Women with metastatic breast cancer often face multiple chronic conditions, and high blood pressure is among the most common. Nearly half of women in this study population had hypertension at diagnosis, with even higher rates among Black and Hispanic patients.

26 Feb 2026

Tiny protein region unlocks secrets to healthy heartbeat

A tiny region in a little-known muscle protein may hold the key to a healthy, steady heartbeat, as well as possible clues to future treatment of devastating heart ailments.

26 Feb 2026

Study reveals nature's profound impact on brain health and well-being

Spending time in nature, even briefly, triggers changes in the brain that calm stress, restore attention and quiet mental clutter, a new study has found.

26 Feb 2026

Heart attack deaths increase in young adults, especially women

A new study found that heart attack deaths were up among younger adults with women more likely than men to die after a first heart attack.

26 Feb 2026

Fiber intake may reduce heart disease risk in night shift workers

Research shows higher fiber consumption may lower coronary heart disease risk in night shift workers, suggesting dietary adjustments for better health.

26 Feb 2026

Assessing the value of modern US healthcare gains

Over two decades, medical care improvements increased health spans in the U.S. by 1.3 years and medical spending by $234,000 per person over their lifetime – or about $182,000 per additional healthy year of life gained – when measured from birth. These are among the key findings in a new in-depth national study published today in Value in Health.

26 Feb 2026

Decoding the purpose of fetal yawns in the womb

Even in the womb, where all oxygen is provided by the parental placenta, fetuses can-and do-yawn. More yawns during observation were associated with a lower weight at birth-potentially indicating mild fetal stress in the womb, according to a study published February 25, 2026 in the open-access journal PLOS One by Damiano Menin, of the Università degli Studi di Ferrara in Italy, and colleagues.

26 Feb 2026

New daily tablet simplifies long-term HIV care

A new, daily oral tablet that combines two current HIV treatment medications, bictegravir and lenacapavir (BIC/LEN), may be able to effectively replace more complicated HIV treatment regimens used by people living with HIV who are long-term survivors, according to the results of a new phase 3 clinical trial published in The Lancet.

26 Feb 2026