Federal statistics show college graduates live longer, healthier lives. People with higher educational attainment also have less lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study in JAMA Internal Medicine.

When it comes to choosing whether to initiate statin treatment, similar clinical and economic consequences result if clinicians follow current guidelines or use coronary artery calcium (CAC) testing to guide that decision, according to new research.

Nearly nine in 10 patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) could improve their cholesterol levels with oral-only treatment, according to a new study.

Potentially modifiable midlife vascular risk factors could be associated with dementia later in life, according to a study.

A new study by researchers at Yale and Drexel Universities explores the heart health problems associated with incarceration, in populations including those currently in prison and the released.

In an effort to address the growing number of overweight and obese children in the U.S., the American Academy of Pediatrics, (AAP) is now recommending that pediatricians turn their attention to cardiometabolic risk factors associated with the condition.

The diabetes epidemic continues to spread across the United States—but not as quickly as it once had, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s 2017 National Diabetes Statistics Report.

Researchers have identified an enzyme that may explain why age and obesity can combine to restrict blood flow through blood vessels and increase risks of heart failure.