Rare diseases often require urgent access to life-saving therapies for affected children. Families face regulatory delays for treatment, while children lose ground in irreversible ways. Proposed ...

Researchers boosted levels of a heart-healing hormone in mice and pigs with a single injection of a new, experimental form of self-amplifying RNA that prolonged hormone synthesis for many weeks.

The latest cholesterol guidelines include three new screening tests: coronary artery calcium, lipoprotein (a), and apolipoprotein B.

Sports cardiology has emerged as a distinct subspecialty at the intersection of preventive cardiology and athlete care. While ...

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obesity are metabolic conditions with many causes, including overlapping and distinct genetic features.

Eating saturated fat regularly affects your LDL cholesterol levels and can raise your heart disease risk. There are simple steps you can take to lower your numbers.

NIH is looking to get as many as one million participants in a survey for whole genome sequencing to study and conduct ...

Millions more adults should consider starting cholesterol-lowering medications earlier to reduce their risk of heart attack and stroke.

Inside the growing scientific quest to understand what creatures with the extraordinary ability to defy the ravages of time can teach us about making human aging better.

Many people think eye exams are only useful for checking vision. However, scientists have discovered that our eyes can reveal much more about our health than just how well we see. In particular, the ...

If you’re concerned about keeping your heart healthy, there are plenty of steps you can take to that effect, from making dietary changes to taking certain medication. But what about factors that can’t ...