The Framingham Heart Study is the longest running cohort study on cardiovascular health in human history. More than 15,000 volunteers with roots in Framingham have allowed researchers to track their ...

Late-night cravings might be doing more than just ruining your diet. New research from the Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine suggests that heart health isn’t just about what’s on your plate — ...

A study conducted on an animal model by researchers at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) in Brazil demonstrated that swimming is more effective than running in promoting healthy heart ...

Heart attacks don’t always look the same — and a new study from Mayo Clinic highlights the key differences between how they affect men and women. The most common cause of heart attacks overall is ...

FRAMINGHAM — The Framingham Heart Study turns 75 this month, and with it comes a multimillion-dollar grant and commemoration. Boston University researchers recently landed a five-year $7.2 million ...

Niacin, or vitamin B3, has long been a U.S. public health darling to the point that it is added, by law, to cereal products. But a new study published Monday in Nature Medicine points to a potentially ...

New research finds that daily coffee drinking may cut AFib risk by nearly 40%, defying decades of medical caution. Scientists discovered that caffeine’s effects on activity, blood pressure, and ...

Despite the many harms linked to alcohol, research has also shown light-to-moderate drinking can have heart-protecting benefits. A new study may explain how that’s possible. After analyzing survey ...