There are many risk factors for hypertension, the medical term for high blood pressure, including genetics and unhealthy ...

Emory researchers discovered blood changes that could allow Alzheimer’s to be detected years before symptoms appear.

High cholesterol can contribute to the build-up of plaque in your arteries, which can increase blood pressure by making it harder for your heart to pump blood through your blood vessels.

A less invasive test for Alzheimer’s is a big advance. But it’s not perfect and is not meant to screen healthy people.

A groundbreaking study reveals how obesity may drive Alzheimer’s disease through tiny messengers called extracellular vesicles released from fat tissue.

Experts reveal how plastic particles lodged in arteries could heighten heart disease risk, demanding urgent attention from clinicians and policymakers. Microplastics and nanoplastics: tiny threats for ...

Big changes in your blood pressure readings over time may be just as harmful as having high blood pressure all the time, ...

For decades, Alzheimer’s disease has been like an unbreakable fortress. Scientists have tried everything to chip away at the sticky clumps of beta-amyloid proteins that build up in the brain — a toxic ...

Alzheimer’s disease has been reversed in mice in a breakthrough that offers hope that the disease may one day be curable.

Spanish and Chinese scientists say they have used nanoparticles to enable the brains of mice to clear out plaque linked to Alzheimer's disease.