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The power of thinking big

Population studies on a vast scale are providing the power to enable accurate risk assessment - and intervention - into cardiovascular disease.

Eating chocolate cuts risk of heart disease

Eating high levels of chocolate could be associated with a significant reduction in the risk of certain cardiovascular disorders, reveals Cambridge research published in the British Medical Journal this week.

High-risk hearts: a South Asian epidemic

Why is heart disease increasing at a greater rate in South Asia than in any other region globally? Large-scale population studies in Pakistan and Bangladesh aim to discover the basis of a little-studied public health problem of epidemic proportions.

Apple shaped obesity as bad for heart as other obesity

An international study of 220,000 people has challenged the idea that obese people who have an “apple shape” (fat deposits on the middle section of the body) are at higher risk of heart attacks and strokes than obese people with other types of fat distribution.

Diabetes doubles risk of heart attack and strokes

Having diabetes doubles the risk of developing a wide range of blood vessel diseases, including heart attacks and different types of stroke, researchers in Cambridge have found.