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Closing the gap
Free universal healthcare reduces health inequality in Brazil
Expanding access to primary healthcare has helped to reduce health inequalities between racial groups in Brazil.
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Free universal healthcare reduces health inequality in Brazil
Expanding access to primary healthcare has helped to reduce health inequalities between racial groups in Brazil.
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Noise from busy roads might increase heart disease risk, finds new study
Traffic noise, as well as air pollution, could affect heart health, according to new research.
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Wellcome Trust funds research into reducing damage from heart attacks
Professor Michael Schneider has received 4.5M pounds funding for his research investigating how to reduce damage to heart muscle during heart attacks.
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Discover new ways scientists are fighting disease whilst honing your pool skills
This weekend's Imperial Festival gives you the chance to get your hands on interactive science activities, and the scientists behind the research.
Patients unaware they're taking statins report fewer side effects, study finds
A study has found that patients report more side effects when they know they are taking a statin than when they are not told they are on the drug.
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Women with aortic aneurysms fare much worse than men, new study finds
Mortality rates for women undergoing surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysms are nearly twice those for men, a new study has found.
New tool to understand genetic variation causing inherited heart disease
New online tool to find variants that cause inherited heart disease launched by Imperial College and the Royal Brompton Hospital.
Focusing on mechanics may be key in unlocking the heart's ability to heal itself
Fish do it, amphibians do it, so why can't we? Scientists are questioning why human hearts lose the ability to regenerate, while other animals don't.
New stenting tool could make heart procedures cheaper and less painful
A new tool for assessing the narrowing of the heart's arteries was found to be as effective as current methods and less painful for patients.
New 'gene silencer' drug injections reduce cholesterol by 50% in clinical trial
The first in a new class of gene-silencing drugs, known as inclisiran, has halved cholesterol levels in patients at risk of cardiovascular disease.
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