“People are being urged to find out their "true" heart age in order to cut the risk of heart attacks and strokes,” BBC News reports. Doctors have put together a new risk calculator called JBS3 that can tell you the real “age” of your heart…
“Bear bile could help prevent arrhythmia in heart attack sufferers,” reported the Daily Mail. This headline is based on a laboratory study investigating the effects of bile acid on the electrical signals of...
“One reason why people with diabetes can suffer more damage during strokes has been discovered,” reported BBC News. It said a study has found that elevated sugar levels are linked to “at least one in ten strokes”...
“Statins increase risk of diabetes but benefits are still worth it, say experts,” The Guardian reports. A large study found the medication lead to a modest increase in weight and subsequent diabetes risk…
"Scientists say they have made a significant leap towards creating a vaccine that would protect against every form of flu," is the exciting news on the BBC website. It goes on to say that researchers have identified immune cells that…
“People who develop chronic lung disease are more likely to be shorter in height than the general population,” BBC News reported. This story is based on a study
“No link found between saturated fat and heart disease,” The Daily Telegraph reports. Researchers have looked at large amounts of data and say they have found no significant link between saturated fat and heart disease.
The Daily Mail reported today that "diesel fumes increase the risk of heart attacks". The news story is of a small trial in 16 healthy young men. The men carried out exercise in a purpose-built chamber while...
"Could a vaccine replace the need for daily statins?" asks the Mail Online. An experimental vaccine has been found to lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in a small number of mice and macaque monkeys, but has not yet been tested in humans...