Allelica, a leader in genomic risk assessment for common diseases, announced today that polygenic risk scores (PRS) have been recognized as a risk-enhancing factor in the 2026 American College of ...

A new study found that women who went through so-called premature menopause had 40 percent more fatal and nonfatal heart ...

Sometimes, a study on one topic can reveal important issues in another. Case in point: A recent Lancet study explored what a person’s life was like before they developed chronic pain — the diseases ...

The American Journal of Preventive Cardiology (AJPC) announced the publication of a new study, "Systematic Examination of the PREVENT Equations for Cardiovascular Disease Risk", examining how the ...

New research links premature menopause to a higher lifetime risk of heart disease.Premature menopause means going into menopause before age 40.The findings suggest reproductive history should factor ...

The new guidelines aim to give doctors and their patients an individualized and clear path to follow. Heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, according to the ...

Less artery-clogging plaque in women's arteries did not appear to protect them from heart disease compared to men, according to a study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, an American ...

The Spanish Society of Arteriosclerosis releases updated 2026 standards that introduce the concept of vascular age to improve cardiovascular risk assessment.

“Some heart disease risk factors are genetic. …It is important to be aware of these, as well as other existing ...