cardiovascular disease (CVD)

Negative media coverage of the side effects associated with taking statins, and patients’ own experiences of taking the drugs, are among the reasons...

Smoking, lack of exercise, bad diet and our genes are all well-known risk factors for heart disease, cancer and diabetes. But, as researchers are...

Should screening for heart disease be universal or targeted to those at greatest risk? Ellie Paige (Department of Public Health and Primary Care)...

A large-scale genetic study has provided strong evidence that the development of insulin resistance – a risk factor for type 2 diabetes and heart...

An approach that could reduce the chances of drugs failing during the later stages of clinical trials has been demonstrated by a collaboration...

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

Life expectancy for people with a history of both cardiovascular disease and diabetes is substantially lower than for people with just one condition...

A protein that targets the effects of a faulty gene could offer the first treatment targeting the major genetic cause of pulmonary arterial...