Seven popes have been buried at St Mary Major, which is commonly known by its Italian name Santa Maria Maggiore, but none have ended their days there since Clement IX in 1669. “The place is already prepared,” Francis told an interviewer in 2023, explaining that he had a “very deep bond” with the Virgin Mary…
Lifestyle and health factors that are linked with heart disease appear to have a greater impact on cardiovascular risk in women than men, according to a study being presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session (ACC.25). While factors such as diet, exercise, smoking and blood pressure have long been linked with heart…
In the first instalment of a series to mark the 10th anniversary of the Future Science Prize, Holly Chik and Shen Xinmei look at Professor Dennis Lo’s groundbreaking discovery of fetal DNA in maternal plasma, which earned him the inaugural award in the Life Sciences category in 2016. The blood tests of the future can…
It is not unusual to have one or more family members with some form of heart disease. Nonetheless, some people may not even know they have heart disease until they experience a heart attack or stroke or are diagnosed with heart failure. Despite the prevalence of heart disease, many people are unclear about how genetics…
Keeping kids healthy can be a big job. From the day their children are born, parents ferry them to and from medical offices, getting their immune systems boosted, teeth cleaned, eyes checked and stuffy noses decongested. But experts say there’s one body part parents and health care professionals may be overlooking: the heart. “As a…
ROCHESTER, Minn. — It’s not unusual to have one or more family members with some form of heart disease. Nonetheless, some people may not even know they have heart disease until they experience a heart attack or stroke or are diagnosed with heart failure. Despite the prevalence of heart disease, many people are still unclear…
Numb legs will annoy you and typically mean that there are underlying health issues. Sitting for long periods will numb your legs temporarily, but ongoing or frequent numbness could mean something is wrong. The following are six health risks that result in numb legs: 1. Diabetes and Peripheral Neuropathy Diabetes tops the list as the…
When Dr Ian K. Smith is not writing books about healthy living, or penning novels, you might find him walking around his favourite city, Paris. He loves the French capital because, among its many charms, he says it is one of the easiest places in the world to meet one’s daily step count. “Walking is…
Despite medical advances, America’s heart disease crisis worsens—alarming new data reveals how lifestyle choices, racial disparities, and rising obesity rates are driving an unprecedented public health challenge. Study: 2025 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association. Image Credit: Mr Dasenna / Shutterstock In a recent report published…
A bottle of wine a week, combined with a Mediterranean diet, could be as good as statins for heart health, academics have suggested. And most studies examining the health ties to wine have relied on people self-reporting how much alcohol they drink, which may be “prone to measurement errors”, researchers said. So academics set out…