heart disease

Regularly drinking more than the recommended UK guidelines for alcohol could take years off your life, according to new research from the University...

Skin plays a surprising role in helping regulate blood pressure and heart rate, according to scientists at the University of Cambridge and the...

Eating a high fat and high sugar diet when pregnant leads to metabolic impairments in both the mother and her unborn child, which may 'program' them...

Moderate drinking is associated with a lower risk of several, but not all, cardiovascular diseases, according to a large study of UK adults led by...

A study of 3.9 million adults published today in The Lancet has found that being overweight or obese is associated with an increased risk of...

Some people with high levels of ‘good’ high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) are at increased risk of coronary heart disease, contrary to...

New research suggests it may be possible to predict an infant’s progress following surgery for congenital heart disease by analysing a number of...

Inflammation – the body’s response to damaging stimuli – may have a protective effect against cardiovascular disease, according to a study published...