Even Slightly High Blood Pressure May Raise Stroke Risk: Study
High blood pressure has long been pegged as a risk factor for stroke, but a new analysis suggests that even slightly elevated blood pressure levels raise the odds of suffering a stroke.
High blood pressure has long been pegged as a risk factor for stroke, but a new analysis suggests that even slightly elevated blood pressure levels raise the odds of suffering a stroke.
Breast cancer patients with high levels of vitamin D are more likely to survive the disease than patients with low vitamin D levels, reports a new review.
Daily supplementation with calcium and vitamin D may help to improve women's cholesterol profiles after menopause, finds a new study in the journal Menopause.
A new study in the Journal of Sleep Research finds that higher levels of omega-3 DHA are associated with better sleep.
Vitamin D plays an important role in bone health, and research shows that it's essential for immune health as well. Older individuals who are deficient in vitamin D tend to have lower immune function, finds a new study in the Journal of Endocrinology & Metabolism.
The evidence supporting the benefits of fish for heart health continues to grow, and new research finds that increasing your intake of fish to three to four times weekly helps to increase the number of large HDL (high-density lipoprotein, or good cholesterol) particles.
The results from a recent study provide further evidence that a key goal to boosting brain function is to bathe the brain in “super nutrition.”
Researchers have suggested that long-term daily multivitamin supplement use may lower cataract risk in men.