Aerobic exercise, which strengthens your heart so it can pump with less effort, was the second-most-effective intervention, after the DASH diet. Isometric resistance exercise — when you contract ...

Dementia risk rises dramatically in people with CAA, a condition where amyloid builds up in brain blood vessels, even when no stroke occurs.

One group at higher risk is people who carry a genetic variant called ApoE4. This gene is the biggest known risk factor for ...

Type 2 diabetes becomes more dangerous to the heart the longer a person has it. Researchers found that after several years, red blood cells can begin interfering with healthy blood vessel function.