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.
Resources
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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)
The Francis Crick Institute
Biomedical discovery institute dedicated to understanding the biology underlying health and disease
American College of Cardiology
Non-profit medical association advocating for quality cardiovascular care through education, research promotion and development
Vascular Rejuvenation using EDTA
03-Feb-2021
Dr Gervasio Lamas and Dr Isabelle Schiffer speaking in online meetup about how EDTA therapy affects vascular diseases, organized by Forever Healthy Foundation (FREE)
HeartFlow
Medical technology company transforming the diagnosis and management of coronary artery disease.
Heart Disease Blog Posts
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?
28-May-2013
Heart muscle aging reversed (in mice)
Using the blood of younger mice to reverse the signs of aging in older mice
Recent News
Heart's biological age can be delayed by 10 years by an anti-aging mutant gene discovered
Medical Xpress - 23-Jan-2023
Healthy mutant gene can reverse the decline of heart performance in older people
Read more...SIRT6: Ageing, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases - A Review
Live Forever Club - 20-Dec-2022
SIRT6 has a vital role in cell metabolism which could lead to therapeutics for controlling senescence
Read more...Large scale study identifies new risk loci associated with CAD (coronary artery disease)
University of Oxford - 06-Dec-2022
The study outlines a list of genes and genetic variants for future study of common diseases
Read more...AI tool could let someone know in 60 seconds or less their level of risk of cardiovascular disease
The Guardian - 04-Oct-2022
AI-enabled imaging of the retina’s veins and arteries can specify the risk, results from big study
Read more...More the artificial sweetener consumption, higher the risk of cardiovascular disease
The Guardian - 07-Sep-2022
Direct association between higher consumption of artificial sweetener and heart disease
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