A common gut resident has a surprising talent: making a compound that targets the same cholesterol-producing enzyme as statins. Its effect on artery plaque caught scientists’ attention—and what you feed it deserves yours.

No chest pain. No obvious circulation problems. Yet a large study found hidden artery plaque in more than half of adults without known cardiovascular disease. Feeling fine, or feeling too young to worry, can be misleading.

Most of us think heart attack risk comes down to clogged arteries. But a more immediate threat may be plaque that’s vulnerable to rupture. The good news? Several of the risks tied to dangerous plaque are ones you can change.

Microplastic travel the circulation super-highway and have been found in the brain, the heart, blood clots and artery-clogging plaque. Up until now, scientists considered them an equal opportunity threat…

A century of research and heart disease is still the #1 killer and cholesterol still tops the list of causes. Keep that in mind as you read how bacteria, hidden for years in plaque, can trigger heart attack, and why this knowledge may make them easier to prevent…

Plastic waste can take from 20 to 500 years to decompose. As it does, it breaks down into tiny bits, showing up in brain matter and blood clots. But how it builds up in artery plaque may be the final straw. Do these two things to get ahead of it…