3 risk factors to avoid that could delay dementia by over a decade
New research suggests that people who keep their blood pressure, blood sugar and smoking habits in check during midlife spend far longer living without dementia than those who do not. The heart and the brain have always been linked, and doctors have long said that what helps one tends to help the other. A new […]
Chronic venous disease affects 25% of adults by 60
As heat waves stretch on, many people notice bulging veins, swollen ankles or legs that feel unusually heavy and achy by day’s end. These are often early markers of chronic venous disease, a condition in which weakened vein walls and valves struggle to move blood efficiently back to the heart. Instead, blood pools in the […]
The cardiovascular risk factor most doctors never bring up first
Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death globally, a statistic that has persisted through decades of medical advancement, pharmaceutical development, and public health campaigns. Its persistence is not a failure of scientific understanding. The biology of heart disease and its risk factors are among the most thoroughly researched in all of medicine. What continues […]