Being a bit of a Grinch may help you live longer
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Heart Disease
In 2012 heart disease was the biggest cause of death in the UK - killing 15.6% men (1 in 6) and 10.3% (1 in 10) women. So anything you can do to help your heart out - eating healthily is a good start - will increase your longevity.
This section will maintain key information and medical advancements relating to heart disease - how to prevent it and what treatments are available.
Heart Disease News
Welsh Ambulance delivers life-saving defibrillators using drones
BBC - 10-Apr-2024
Novel approach to quickly reach heart attack victims, trials underway
Read more...Scientists found cholesterol eating bacteria in the gut
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard - 02-Apr-2024
Some bacteria may hold key to lower cholesterol and heart disease risk
Read more...Naked mole-rats' genome unveils secrets of their heart health
Queen Mary University of London - 27-Mar-2024
Unique metabolism shields hearts in low-oxygen conditions, offering clues to human heart protection
Read more...Intermittent fasting could lead to increased heart disease mortality
New Scientist - 18-Mar-2024
More studies needed, perhaps time-restricted eating provides short-term gain but long-term pain
Read more...Heart Disease Resources
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Epigenetic Clocks Connected to Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases
22-Feb-2024
Steve Horvath talking about epigenetic clocks by Ageing Research at King's (ARK) (FREE)
Your Heart: An Owner’s Guide
Guide that makes crucial, potentially life-saving information about the heart easily accessible written by John A. Elefteriades
Cyclarity Therapeutics
Company developing simple and direct interventions targeting toxic forms of cholesterol for age-related diseases.
Autophagy & Heart Health webcast
21-Mar-2022
Webcast hosted by the Oxford Longevity Project with Prof Junichi Sadoshima, Rutgers University and Prof Robin Choudhury, Oxford University (FREE)
20-Dec-2022
23-Dec-2020
The Difference Between Dietary Cholesterol and Blood Cholesterol
The real culprit is saturated fats, so your diet is still important
11-Feb-2016
Chocolate - an innocent pleasure
Dark chocolate that retains flavonoids during manufacture could be good for your heart and mental health
02-Jun-2013
Repairing damaged hearts - first step to rejuvenation
If you can repair damage from heart attacks, why can't we repair heart damage from ageing?
