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New draft guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended that more people can be considered for statins to reduce their risk of having a heart attack or stroke.

A French study, published in The BMJ, that followed almost 7,500 healthy people over 65 suggests that statins reduce stroke risk in this population by 30 per cent. We comment on the findings here.

Statins are associated with improved heart structure and function, according to research presented at the EuroCMR conference in Prague.

An antioxidant drug reverses atherosclerosis and could be used to prevent heart attacks and strokes due to clots, according to research we've funded and published today in Journal of the American Heart Association.

Negative news stories about statins are linked to some people choosing to discontinue their statin treatment, which is associated with an increased risk of heart attacks and dying from heart disease, according to research.

Study reveals the heart health benefits of taking a statin or apple a day.

A low-cost polypill—combining four cardiovascular drugs in a single pill—cuts the risk of major heart and circulatory disease events by a third over five years.

According to new research that we part-funded, statins lower the risk of heart attack and stroke in all ages, including older people over the age of 75.

We’ve been funding research to find signals in the blood that could help doctors identify people at risk of heart and circulatory diseases and find new treatments.

Find out why this extreme meat diet, without any fruits or vegetables, can be harmful for your health.