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Teenagers eating pizza by the river

High cholesterol levels at a young age significant risk factor for atherosclerosis

04 Sep 2024

Our risk of developing atherosclerosis – ‘furring’ of the arteries – can begin much earlier in life than was previously thought, highlighting the...

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Anti-inflammatory drug could reduce future heart attack risk

02 Sep 2024

Repurposed cancer drug helps to calm inflammation in arteries.

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Vial of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Incidence of heart attacks and strokes was lower after COVID-19 vaccination

31 Jul 2024

The incidence of heart attacks and strokes was lower after COVID-19 vaccination than before or without vaccination, according to a new study...

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Professor Martin Bennett standing outside the Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Heart and Lung Research Institute

Cambridge research receives £5 million boost for ‘world-leading’ cardiovascular research

28 May 2024

The University of Cambridge has received £5 million funding from the British Heart Foundation (BHF) to support its world-class cardiovascular disease...

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Lab-grown ‘small blood vessels’ point to potential treatment for major cause of stroke and vascular dementia

16 Nov 2023

Cambridge scientists have grown small blood vessel-like models in the lab and used them to show how damage to the scaffolding that supports these...

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The feet of a man suffering from gout.

Cancer drug could hold hope for treating inflammatory diseases including gout and heart diseases

01 Nov 2023

A cancer drug currently in the final stages of clinical trials could offer hope for the treatment of a wide range of inflammatory diseases, including...

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Mother is holding a tiny hand of her preterm baby that is in the NICU.

Combined steroid and statin treatment could reduce ‘accelerated ageing’ in preterm babies, study in rats suggests

02 Feb 2023

Potentially life-saving steroids commonly given to preterm babies also increase the risk of long-term cardiovascular problems, but a new study in...

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Reducing TV viewing to less than one hour a day could help prevent more than one in ten cases of coronary heart disease

24 May 2022

Watching too much TV is associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease regardless of an individual’s genetic makeup, say a team of...

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Epilepsy drug could help prevent stroke in people with ‘furred’ arteries

04 Apr 2022

A drug used to treat epilepsy patients could help prevent stroke in people whose arteries show signs of atherosclerosis – furring of the arteries –...

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Heart

Lab-grown beating heart cells identify potential drug to prevent COVID-19-related heart damage

05 Aug 2021

Cambridge scientists have grown beating heart cells in the lab and shown how they are vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 infection. In a study published in...

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New risk calculator to help save many more lives from heart attack and stroke

14 Jun 2021

A new risk calculator will better predict people at high risk of heart and circulatory diseases years before they strike, and is ready for use across...

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Switching off heart protein could protect against heart failure

27 May 2021

Switching off a heart muscle protein could provide a new way for drugs to combat heart failure in people who’ve had a heart attack, according to...

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