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Increased cholesterol levels in adolescence linked to early heart damage

Heart disease is the number one killer disease in the world. Elevated cholesterol and dyslipidaemia in children and adolescents increase the risk of premature death in the mid-forties and subclinical atherosclerosis in the mid-twenties.

13 Jan 2024

10 years of University of Kentucky's Healthy Hearts for Women takes aim at heart disease

The University of Kentucky will mark a decade of raising awareness and continuing its effort to warn women about the dangers of heart disease with the annual Healthy Hearts for Women Symposium.

12 Jan 2024

When mass spectrometry redefines the pharma industry

In this new episode of omg OMx, Kate Stumpo speaks to Bruker's Mike Greig about the incredible potential of mass spectrometry in pharma.

From Bruker Daltonics 12 Jan 2024

Study reports a prominent increase in substance use and cardiovascular disease‐related mortality in the United States between 1999 and 2019

Researchers evaluated trends in substance use and cardiovascular disease-related mortality in the United States using Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.

12 Jan 2024

Passive smoking associated with significant increases in the risk of nine health outcomes including lung and breast cancer

Researchers assess and quantify the adverse health effects of second-hand smoke exposure.

12 Jan 2024

New study reveals higher mortality risk in COVID-19 patients with newly-diagnosed atrial fibrillation

The incidence and prognosis of newly diagnosed AF in patients hospitalized due to SARS-CoV-2.

12 Jan 2024

Dark chocolate cuts hypertension risk: Sweet news from latest study

Study finds dark chocolate intake significantly lowers the risk of essential hypertension, suggesting a beneficial role in cardiovascular health.

12 Jan 2024

Simple biomarkers offer early warning of hidden heart risk in childhood cancer survivors

Data from the St. Jude lifetime cohort study (St. Jude LIFE) revealed that two common biomarkers of cardiac function and damage could better predict cardiomyopathy within five years than routine clinical evaluations in high-risk, asymptomatic childhood cancer survivors.

11 Jan 2024

Groundbreaking study uncovers hundreds of genetic markers linked to insulin resistance

A genome-wide study of 402,398 individuals identifies 369 SNPs associated with insulin resistance, offering insights into metabolic diseases and potential therapeutic targets.

11 Jan 2024

Superbug spread is not just about antibiotics, new study shows

For the first time, researchers have analyzed the impact of antibiotic use on the rise of treatment-resistant bacteria over the last 20 years in the UK and Norway. They show that while the increase in drug use has amplified the spread of superbugs, it is not the only driver.

11 Jan 2024

Groundbreaking drug offers new hope for life-threatening heart condition

People diagnosed with a life-threatening cardiac condition have been given new hope, thanks to a ground-breaking new drug that protects the heart developed by researchers from UCL and the Royal Free Hospital.

11 Jan 2024

Study sheds light on how impaired autophagy can play a role in causing heart failure

A new study sheds light on how autophagy, the body's process for removing damaged cell parts, when impaired, can play a role in causing heart failure.

11 Jan 2024

UK's maternal mortality rate hits 20-year high

The latest set of data presented by the MBRRACE-UK Collaboration investigation into maternal deaths in the UK shows that the mortality rate for women who died during or soon after pregnancy has increased to levels not seen since 2003-05.

11 Jan 2024

University of Oxford launches first-in-human trial of the ChAdOx1 NipahB vaccine

The University of Oxford has launched a new clinical trial to test a vaccine to protect people against deadly Nipah virus.

11 Jan 2024

Is there a neurobiological association between childhood trauma, alexithymia, and long-term nicotine smoking?

A new study published in JAMA Network Open explores the risk for smoking presented by childhood trauma with subsequent failure of emotional regulation and the neural measures that reflect these risk factors.

11 Jan 2024

Duration of virus exposure plays a major role in COVID-19 transmission, study finds

A study published today in Nature shows that the NHS COVID-19 contact tracing app successfully predicted people's risk of catching the virus following exposure to an infected person.

11 Jan 2024

Small declines in blood lead levels linked to long-term cardiovascular health improvements

Through the Strong Heart Family Study, National Institutes of Health-supported researchers found that small declines in blood lead levels were associated with long-term cardiovascular health improvements in American Indian adults.

11 Jan 2024

American Heart Association's merit award recipients announced

The AHA celebrates 100 years of lifesaving work by announcing the recipients of its prestigious Merit Award.

11 Jan 2024

FluidForm Bio successfully demonstrates advancements in engineered heart tissues with FRESH™ 3D bioprinting

FluidForm Bio, a leader in developing life-like human tissue to treat disease, shares recent advancements in building human cardiac tissues using FRESH™ 3D bioprinting.

From FluidForm Bio™ 11 Jan 2024

Taking medical cannabis for chronic pain linked to increased risk of arrhythmia

People taking medical cannabis for chronic pain have a slightly increased risk of arrhythmia, according to research published in the European Heart Journal today (Thursday). Arrhythmia is when the heart beats too slowly, too quickly or irregularly. It includes conditions like atrial fibrillation.

10 Jan 2024

Heart News and Research

Increased cholesterol levels in adolescence linked to early heart damage

10 years of University of Kentucky's Healthy Hearts for Women takes aim at heart disease

When mass spectrometry redefines the pharma industry

Study reports a prominent increase in substance use and cardiovascular disease‐related mortality in the United States between 1999 and 2019

Passive smoking associated with significant increases in the risk of nine health outcomes including lung and breast cancer

New study reveals higher mortality risk in COVID-19 patients with newly-diagnosed atrial fibrillation

Dark chocolate cuts hypertension risk: Sweet news from latest study

Simple biomarkers offer early warning of hidden heart risk in childhood cancer survivors

Groundbreaking study uncovers hundreds of genetic markers linked to insulin resistance

Superbug spread is not just about antibiotics, new study shows

Groundbreaking drug offers new hope for life-threatening heart condition

Study sheds light on how impaired autophagy can play a role in causing heart failure

UK's maternal mortality rate hits 20-year high

University of Oxford launches first-in-human trial of the ChAdOx1 NipahB vaccine

Is there a neurobiological association between childhood trauma, alexithymia, and long-term nicotine smoking?

Duration of virus exposure plays a major role in COVID-19 transmission, study finds

Small declines in blood lead levels linked to long-term cardiovascular health improvements

American Heart Association's merit award recipients announced

FluidForm Bio successfully demonstrates advancements in engineered heart tissues with FRESH™ 3D bioprinting

Taking medical cannabis for chronic pain linked to increased risk of arrhythmia

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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