According to new research, people who have a parent with Alzheimer's disease have a higher risk of developing high blood pressure, arterial disease, and markers of inflammation than people who do not have a parent with the condition. Read Summary >
New research published in the journal Anesthesiology suggests that illness and surgery don't contribute to long-term cognitive decline in seniors, nor do they accelerate the development of dementia. Read Summary >
Heart patients who have their coronary bypass surgery "off-pump," or without being placed a heart-lung machine, have poorer long-term outcomes, a new study suggests. Read Summary >
Middle aged children of Alzheimer's sufferers have a high risk of hypertension and other inflammatory conditions--a fact that experts say puts them at risk of dementia as well. Read Summary >
Cholesterol-lowering statins may increase the risk of shortness of breath and fatigue in people who suffer from heart failure, new research suggests. Read Summary >
Results from a new study suggest that the osteoporosis drug Forteo is better at increasing bone density and reducing spine fractures in people who have steroid-induced osteoporosis than the drug Fosamax. Read Summary >
Researchers are recommending that doctors stop advising people to take daily, low-dose aspirin as a way to prevent cardiovascular events after a study suggested doing so really only benefits people who already have heart disease. Read Summary >
