According to a new study featured in the March issue of Radiology, single-slice magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a fast, non-invasive way to measure intra-abdominal fat, which when excessive, may put children and teenagers at risk for developing heart disease, diabetes and other illnesses.

Chocolate lovers may have another reason to feel good about including this favorite indulgence in their diets. According to a study published in Thrombosis Research, certain chocolates appear to support heart health by positively affecting the way certain blood components function.

Johns Hopkins brain scientists have hit on how and why some powerful drugs used for treating mental illnesses cause patients to gain so much weight that they often develop life-threatening complications such as diabetes and heart disease.

South Asian immigrants in America have a higher risk of heart disease than any other American population.

The two dominant proteins that determine how much blood flows through the body's arteries have been implicated in Alzheimer's disease, in a new study in the Jan. 16 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. They offer new, surprising targets against Alzheimer's disease just as scientists are getting back in touch with the vascular roots of the disease that were first recognized early last century.

Hypertension and prehypertension in adolescents and young adults was associated with a higher risk of having an abnormally enlarged heart, researchers report in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

A new state plan to reduce heart disease and stroke in Missouri was unveiled today by Gov. Matt Blunt. The five-year plan was developed by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and more than 40 experts from the health care industry throughout Missouri.

An emulsion of olive oil, egg yolk and glycerine might be just the recipe to keep heart patients away from the operating room and cardiac bypass surgery.