What is a blood clot? Blood clots normally form after an injury to protect your body from losing too much blood, but they can ...

Although the precise mechanism isn’t yet known, factors like sex chromosomes and hormones, particularly the protective ...

Dr. Mark Houston, MD, FACP, a cardiologist and the director of the Hypertension Institute, reiterates that water is important ...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Since researchers first established the link between diet, ...

Elevated blood pressure and hypertension can cause early cardiac damage during adolescence which is worsened by young adulthood, a paper published in the Journal of Pediatrics concludes. The study was ...

People who brought their blood glucose down to a normal level had a lower risk of death from heart disease or hospitalization ...

Researchers headed by a team at Duke University School of Medicine have developed a blood test that detects Parkinson’s disease, potentially establishing a way to help diagnose the condition before ...

A blood biomarker yet to be used in cardiac arrest care can give a clearer picture of the extent of brain damage after a cardiac arrest.

Routine blood tests are increasingly detecting elevated liver enzymes, which may signal liver stress or damage. While mild ...

Green tea contains antioxidants that have been linked to small drops in blood pressure, as well as anti-inflammatory compounds to support heart health.

Doctors can diagnose fatty liver disease, now called metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), using blood tests that measure serum liver enzyme levels. Elevated enzyme levels ...

Miriya Nurse, 16, spent months in the hospital undergoing a groundbreaking treatment that cured her rare blood disorder.