A cardiologist shares 1 simple change you can make to your diet to protect your heart health

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Sugary beverages add around 500 calories a day to many people's diets, increasing your risk of heart health issues. Start by cutting back on sodas, sweetened coffees, and alcohol.

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A young Duke professor won $250,000 for her algorithms that could find symptoms of heart disease when they start

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Amanda Randles, a professor of biomedical sciences at Duke University, won the Association for Computing Machinery's $250,000 Prize in Computing.

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Cholesterol-Lowering Gene Therapy Shows Early Promise in First Human Trial

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New research seems to show the potential of a CRISPR-based gene therapy meant to neuter certain forms of cardiovascular disease. In the world’s first human trial of the therapy, people given the highest doses experienced significant and long-lasting reductions in their low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). The…

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Fewer Than 10,000 Steps a Day Needed to Keep Death at Bay, Study Finds

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Getting enough steps in to stay healthy might be easier than expected, a new review of the evidence suggests. The study found that walking just under 4,000 steps a day is associated with a reduced risk of early death, while even less than 2,500 steps a day could cut your risk of dying from cardiovascular disease.…

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