Old genes
Ageing of DNA linked to heart disease and cancer
Genes that regulate the tips of chromosomes have been found to affect risk of age-related diseases in a new study.
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Stories tagged with 'Cardiovascular'
Shocking decisions
Heart scars reveal sudden death risk
Scans can help doctors decide which patients should be fitted with an implanted defibrillator.
Heart Help
New grant to power translation of heart research
£1.8 million award will fund research into inherited cardiac conditions
Clinical services
Life-saving role of heart attack centres confirmed in new study
Recent studies produced misleading results because doctors tend to send the sickest patients to have the best care, according to new research.
Mortality rates
Heart disease map of England highlights growing social inequality in older ages
Gap between rich and poor widening, finds study of death rates from heart and circulatory disease in each electoral ward in England
Obstetrics
Pregnancy safe for most women with heart disease
World’s first registry of pregnancy and heart disease finds that women in developing countries and those with cardiomyopathy are most at risk.
Heart-stopping image
Heart researcher awarded for stunning image
Evie Maifoshie, from Imperial College London, has won an award from the British Heart foundation for an image of her research on heart disease.
