August 07, 2025

Every 1,000 Steps May Slash Heart Risk 17%

Each additional 1,000 daily steps a day may be associated with a reduction in major adverse cardiovascular events among patients with hypertension, with benefits evident at step counts well below 10,000 steps per day.

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August 07, 2025

Delayed Hypertension Diagnoses Raise 5-Year Cardiovascular Risk

Analysis of electronic health records reveals that delays in clinical hypertension diagnosis persist despite frequent outpatient visits and are linked to increased cardiovascular event rates.

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August 07, 2025

Study Ties Asthma to Cardiometabolic Risk

Researchers studying nearly 29,000 middle-aged adults in Sweden found that individuals with asthma had significantly higher rates of hypertension, diabetes, and other conditions, along with elevated levels of systemic inflammation and blood sugar markers.

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August 06, 2025

DASH4D: Sodium Reduction Lowered Blood Pressure in T2D

Researchers found that a lower sodium DASH-style diet tailored for type 2 diabetes reduced blood pressure in adults receiving antihypertensive treatment.

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August 06, 2025

Do Retail Health Kiosks Tell Different Story?

Analysis of U.S. retail health kiosk users reveals that nearly half had high blood pressure, with the highest prevalence among non-Hispanic Black adults.

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August 05, 2025

Periodontal Disease: Systemic Associations Across Multiple Organ Systems

Evidence links periodontal inflammation to systemic dysfunction across cardiovascular, endocrine, renal, respiratory, and neurologic systems.

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August 05, 2025

Weight Regain Persists After Anti-Obesity Treatment

A new meta-analysis of 11 randomized controlled trials found that patients began regaining weight as early as 8 weeks after discontinuing anti-obesity medications, with weight gain continuing through 52 weeks.

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August 01, 2025

Consistent or Increasing Physical Activity Across Adulthood Linked to Lower Mortality

This large meta-analysis on physical activity patterns and mortality—encompassing 85 prospective cohort studies—shows that consistent or increasing physical activity during adulthood is associated with lower all-cause and cardiovascular mortality risk.

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July 31, 2025

Triple Cardiovascular Therapy Linked With Slower Cognitive Decline

Combination use of antihypertensive, lipid-lowering, and antidiabetic agents shows associations with cognitive preservation and postmortem neuropathologic changes in aging cohorts.

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