Background Although the increased risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with SLE is well-documented, effective tools for risk stratification remain elusive. This study sought to explore the ...

Background Metabolic-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is a prevalent chronic liver disease affecting approximately ...

Stepping on the scale daily can be invigorating and character building at the same time. I try to get on the scale every day (usually before breakfast) to gauge my weight loss journey. Some days are ...

New findings on how the human heart adapts to expressive music features, like loudness or tempo, could lay the foundations for targeted music-based "exercises" to support heart health. Led by King's ...

Laboratory reference ranges reflect methods, populations, and policies, and experienced clinicians interpret them in context rather than applying fixed cutoffs theoretically.

Objective: To obtain the derived parameter left atrial stiffness index (LASI) using two-dimensional speckle tracking imaging (2D-STI) and evaluate the diagnostic value o ...

Dr Marc Laniado made a choice to be more mindful of his own health - here's what he discovered, from 'exercise snacking' to ...

The study included 17 sea-level residents visiting the University of California’s White Mountain Research Station, located in Inyo County at 12,740 feet. Volunteers spent varying amounts of time at ...

Late winter presents a critical opportunity to detect silent cardiovascular risk factors before symptoms appear Heart ...

Simon Spichak finished his MSc at University College Cork, where he studied the interactions between the microbes in the gut and the brain. He became interested in science communication during his ...

In September 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the Apple Watch Hypertension Notifications Feature, a cuffless tool that uses the watch's optical sensors to detect blood flow patterns ...

Q: My blood pressure was always high when it was taken at the beginning of a visit to the doctor. The second reading, at the end of the visit, was usually normal. But I discovered it wasn’t really ...