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Searching for a safer way to treat heart diseaseKing's College London | Professor Michael Marber
The enzyme p38, can be found in every cell in the body. It is part of our response to stress and we cannot live without it. But in a similar way to adrenaline and other stress hormones, p38 becomes very active in some diseases and causes da...
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Statins reduce deaths from heart disease by 28 per cent in men
Statins cut the risk of death by heart attack by over a quarter in men, according to a study published today in Circulation.
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Studying how fats called electrophiles could protect against heart diseaseKing's College London | Professor Philip Eaton
Professor Philip Eaton studies a protein in heart cells and blood vessels called soluble Epoxide Hydrolase, or sEH. Drugs that block this protein have been shown to protect against heart and circulatory disease. During previous research, ...
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I’m an Olympic silver medallist, yet I’ve lived my whole life with chronic heart disease
Olympic silver medallist, Roger Black, shares his journey from being diagnosed with heart disease to earning one of world’s greatest sporting accolades
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Tobacco control
Smoking is still one of the leading preventable causes of ill health and mortality in the UK, with up to 20,000 deaths each year from heart and circulatory diseases attributed to smoking tobacco.
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Living with congenital heart disease
Having a lifelong heart condition brings its own emotional and practical challenges. Hear from two experts on how to cope and live a fulfilling life.
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Could our eyes reveal our future heart and circulatory disease risk?St George's, University of London | Professor Alicja Rudnicka
Dr Alicja Rudnicka and her colleagues at St George’s, University of London, are studying if retinal blood vessels in the back of the eye could be a ‘window’ into blood vessel health. Changes in the shape and size of retinal blood vessel...
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Catching up on sleep at the weekend could cut heart disease risk
Catching up on sleep at the weekend could cut the risk of heart disease by up to 20 per cent, according to research presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress in London.
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Ultra-processed food raises risk of heart disease, heart attack and stroke
Ultra-processed food significantly raises the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, heart attacks and strokes, according to two studies presented this weekend at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Amsterdam.
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MPs discuss urgent need to prevent further rise in cardiovascular disease deaths
We've released new analysis as MPs gathered in the House of Commons to discuss how to prevent a further rise in premature deaths from cardiovascular disease.