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Simple dinner table habit linked to poor diet and higher health risks in adults over 60

New research links the common habit of reaching for the saltshaker at dinner to troubling health patterns in older adults, including blood pressure and poor diet.

Chocolate, cheese and yogurt linked to longer life in detailed study of 3 million people

A massive new study suggests fermented foods like yogurt, cheese and chocolate may be associated with a lower risk of death and heart disease mortality.

5 key factors may predict stroke risk years after first event, study finds

New research reveals five factors that may predict another stroke after a mini stroke, including hypertension, smoking and three specific stroke subtypes.

Common drinking habit may quietly triple risk of advanced liver condition

Even occasional binge drinking could triple the risk of advanced liver fibrosis, a new USC study suggests, highlighting the danger of alcohol consumption patterns.

Healing after a heart attack: New injection could help reverse damage

Columbia University scientists developed a two-step RNA therapy that may repair cardiovascular tissue after a heart attack by turning muscles into a "healing protein factory."

Common blood pressure pill could make certain cancer treatments more powerful

Telmisartan, an FDA-approved blood pressure drug, could boost a certain cancer treatment's effectiveness against tumors, a new Dartmouth study finds.

Sleeping 11 minutes longer each night shows surprising health benefit, study finds

New research finds that small daily habits, including 11 more minutes of sleep and extra vegetables, are linked to a 10% lower cardiovascular risk.

'Summer Breeze' singer Dash Crofts dead at 87

Soft-rock legend Dash Crofts, known for hits like "Summer Breeze" and "Diamond Girl" with Seals & Crofts, has died at the age of 87 of heart failure.

Dementia risk signals could lie in simple blood pressure readings, researchers say

New research suggests that routine blood pressure checks may predict dementia risk years before symptoms, with one metric linked to a 76% higher risk in adults under 65.

NHL star's fiancée makes emotional return after undergoing harrowing heart transplant ordeal

Rasmus Dahlin's fiancée, Carolina Matovac,returned to a Sabres game months after suffering major heart failure and receiving a transplant in France.