A diet rich in fruits, vegetables and other potassium-containing foods did not cause dangerous increases in blood potassium ...

Eating vegetables before the carbohydrate portion of a meal may soften the early rise in blood sugar, a review has found.

People with type 2 diabetes who reported longer sleep were more likely to develop or experience worsening kidney disease, a ...

Scientists have identified a strong genetic risk factor for a rare form of dementia that often begins relatively early in ...

Genetic research involving more than one million people suggests that lower cholesterol throughout life may reduce dementia ...

Subtle features in scans of the spleen were associated with heart artery disease in a large research study. Some of the same ...

Popular artificial intelligence search tools frequently gave incorrect answers about whether home blood pressure monitors had ...

Leg pain that starts during walking and eases after rest can be a sign of reduced blood flow. It may point to narrowed ...

A small clinical trial found that four targeted medicines could control a particular type of advanced breast cancer without ...

More than 99% of people who developed heart disease, stroke or heart failure in a large study had at least one common cardiovascular risk factor beforehand. Those factors involved blood pressure, ...

A three-drug combination helped treatment-resistant melanoma respond again to immune-based therapy in mouse experiments. The ...

Very high blood pressure becomes a medical emergency when it is damaging organs such as the heart, brain or kidneys. Chest pain, severe breathlessness, sudden weakness or major vision changes ...