The buzz is near constant on the link between good health and healthy living. But healthy living is hard work and easier said than done as we age.

Regular exercise helps prevent several conditions, but new research shows it could fight against the No. 2 killer—stroke.

Physicians at HonorHealth in Scottsdale, Arizona, have implanted a mitral valve in an elderly patient while her heart was still beating, a new approach that’s less invasive, reports the Phoenix Business Journal.

A new clinical trial from the Netherlands Organisation of Applied Scientific Research is testing the efficacy of a vaccine that will immunize people against high levels of cholesterol and atherosclerosis.

Eating healthier fats, like avocados and nuts, instead of saturated fats commonly found in many meats, could lower cardiovascular disease risk as much as cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, according to the American Heart Association (AHA).

The majority of working Americans wouldn’t know what to do in the event a coworker began having a heart attack in the office, according to two recent American Heart Association surveys.

A new 10-year study has showed that people over 75 years old who take aspirin daily to prevent heart attacks face an elevated risk of fatal bleeding and should be administered heartburn drugs to minimize the danger, Reuters reports.

For those who have suffered stroke, providers may have a new piece of advice to improve their condition: Giddy up! Recent research appearing in the July issue of Stroke showed stroke victims were able to regain lost mobility and balance years later by taking part in horseback riding.