Even though the inter-reliance of muscle function and cardiovascular health has long been understood, it is primarily limited to aspects of muscle strength on heart capacity. While muscle loss ...

Heart disease is the number one killer in the United States, causing one in five deaths. Several conditions, including high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, diabetes, overweight and obesity ...

A groundbreaking medical discovery is changing how experts think about heart disease risk, and it has nothing to do with the usual suspects like high blood pressure or cholesterol. Scientists at ...

A higher level of intramuscular fat infiltration in the thighs was associated with a higher risk of developing heart failure, in a new study. The association was independent of other cardiometabolic ...

A diet high in ultra-processed foods is associated with higher amounts of fat stored inside thigh muscles, regardless of the amount of calories consumed or level of physical activity, according to a ...

Axial T1-weighted bilateral thigh MR images and magnified frames providing a closer look at the areas in lateral aspects of quadriceps femoris muscles (knee extensors) from two obese, female ...

Most people know that body fat stored around the midsection can spell disaster for cardiovascular health. But Harvard researchers have now discovered another problematic fat-storage location in the ...