Sleeping in a room with just 3 lux of light or more is associated with structural changes to the heart muscle, potentially increasing the risk of serious cardiovascular problems, according to a study. Even dim illumination equivalent to moonlight or light bleeding under a closed bedroom door can impact cardiovascular health by thickening the left … Read more
Statins are associated with a lower risk of dementia in patients with type 2 diabetes, a new study found. Researchers tracked more than 132,000 people between 2006 and 2021, finding that early intervention with widely prescribed cholesterol-lingering drugs like Atorvastatin and Simvastatin can reduce the likelihood of developing the disease by up to 15%. Statin … Read more
Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring and traditional risk factor assessment via pooled cohort equations yield similar rates of major cardiovascular events when used to guide statin initiation for primary prevention, according to clinical trial results presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress. Cardiovascular diseases remain the leading global cause of morbidity and mortality, driven … Read more
Atorvastatin reduced major cardiovascular events by 30 percent in older adults without known cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or dementia, according to findings presented at the ESC Congress 2026 and published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Led by researchers at Monash University, the STAREE trial evaluated 9,971 participants aged 70 and older over a median … Read more
A new international study reveals that global tobacco control campaigns have failed to bridge a critical knowledge gap over two decades, leaving millions of smokers unaware that tobacco causes heart attacks, strokes, and cardiovascular disease. According to research published in BMJ Open by teams at the University of Waterloo and the U.S. Centers for Disease … Read more
Regularly climbing stairs reduces the risk of death from cardiovascular disease by 39% and lowers the risk of all-cause mortality by 24%, according to research from the University of East Anglia and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. The findings, which analyzed data from over 480,000 participants, suggest that integrating brief, consistent bouts of stair … Read more
According to researchers at Linköping University, patients with stable coronary artery disease suffer from silent, low-grade inflammation driven by dysregulated immune cells known as neutrophils, which fail to die off as expected even when optimally treated. Over 20,000 people in Sweden experience a heart attack every year, and while modern treatments like balloon angioplasty and … Read more
Cardiovascular risk calculators currently used by doctors to predict heart attacks and strokes can also estimate a patient’s risk of developing certain cancers, according to a study published in the European Journal of Cancer. Researchers at University College London (UCL) found that tools like QRISK3—widely used in the UK—performed with comparable accuracy to specialized cancer … Read more
Smoking and air pollution may act as delivery systems that push microplastics into the human heart’s blood supply. According to a study published in the European Heart Journal, smokers were six times more likely to have detectable micro- and nanoplastics in their coronary blood than non-smokers. Smoking as a Gateway for Plastic Particles Cigarettes may … Read more
A new study published in the European Heart Journal indicates that patients who suffer serious heart attacks are significantly more likely to have micro- and nanoplastics circulating in their blood than those with other heart conditions. Researchers from several European universities, led by Professor Emanuele Barbato of Sapienza University of Rome, found these particles in … Read more