Does your daily morning jolt boost the risk of heart disease?…
For the millions of people who depend on coffee to jumpstart their day, cholesterol is probably the last thing on their mind as they wait for the morning jolt of caffeine to kick in. In the past few years, though, more and more evidence hints [...]

A just published research experiment on inactive men with high blood pressure shows that just 3 months of soccer practise twice a week causes a significant fall in blood pressure, resting pulse rate, and percentage of body fat, and is more effective than the doctor’s usual advice on healthy diet and exercise. Other para…

Watching and controlling your cholesterol level is important to maintaining your health, and it’s really not that hard.
Controlling your cholesterol is key to preventing heart disease. For some, this can be accomplished through the same healthy diet and exercise plan that keeps a whole host of illnesses at bay. Yo…

A man’s male hormones may ward off heart damage by helping vessels around the heart regenerate, suggest Australian researchers in a report posted January 13 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.
While studies have shown that estrogen helps blood vessels regenerate, both in the uterus after menstruation and arou…

Study 1 highlights:

Just two weeks on a high-fructose diet raises blood pressure in men.
A drug used to treat gout seems to protect against that blood pressure increase and some aspects of metabolic syndrome.

Study 2 highlights:

A study in mice finds that the time of day when fructose is consumed is…

Stroke could be affecting Americans earlier in life than ever before, a new study suggests.
“Stroke is no longer an affliction of old age,” said lead researcher Timothy J. Wolf, an instructor of occupational therapy and neurology and investigator for the Cognitive Rehabilitation Research Group at Washington …