People who climb stairs are less likely to die from heart and blood vessel disease, a large review of studies has found.

The shape of tiny blood vessels at the back of the eye shares genetic links with blood pressure and wider circulatory health, ...

A form of vitamin B3 helped people with narrowed leg arteries walk farther in a small clinical trial. After six months, ...

A very low-carbohydrate diet produced greater improvements in blood pressure, blood sugar and weight than a commonly ...

Warm, supportive parenting in early childhood is associated with stronger brain responses to rewards years later, a study ...

A low-fat vegan diet, which excludes animal foods, helped participants reduce calories while eating a similar weight of food, ...

Women taking beta blockers for high blood pressure had a higher rate of heart failure than men taking these drugs when they ...

Reinforcing the body’s daily rhythms improved recovery after stroke in mice, researchers at the University of Rochester ...

Very brief changes during sleep may contain clues about vulnerability to Alzheimer’s disease, a University of Liège study ...

An intensive program to help people drink more fluids did not clearly reduce recurring kidney stones compared with standard ...

Being active on more days, even for short periods, was associated with changes in sleep patterns in a study of young adults.

An experimental drug reduced signs of nerve pain in rats while largely staying out of the brain. The results suggest a ...