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Heart Disease News

Moving healthy mitochondria into sick cells may restore energy

Live Forever Club - 04-Jul-2025

Challenges like immune reactions, safety, and cost must be solved before

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Senolytic therapy might slow heart ageing by removing harmful cells

Live Forever Club - 28-Jun-2025

Future treatments must balance benefits and risks

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AI foot scanner spots early signs of heart failure, study shows

Sky News - 04-Jun-2025

The device detects fluid build-up days before symptoms worsen, helping reduce hospital admissions

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New MRI technique reveals true age of your heart

University of East Anglia (UEA) - 01-May-2025

Researchers uncover how unhealthy lifestyles can accelerate heart ageing

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Erythritol under scrutiny: potential link to blood clots and heart risks

AHA-ASA Journals - 24-Apr-2025

Erythritol raised platelet activity 1000-fold, potentially increasing heart attack and stroke risk

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AI predicts heart health by estimating biological age from ECGs

European Society of Cardiology - 31-Mar-2025

AI can assess cardiovascular risk by comparing biological and chronological heart age

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Living near airports with high aircraft noise may increase the risk of heart conditions

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust - 08-Jan-2025

High noise exposure was linked to a two- to four-fold increase in heart risks

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Inconsistent sleep schedule raises risk of heart disease by 26%

The Guardian - 26-Nov-2024

Routine wake-up time maintains body's natural cycles & overall well-being

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Ageing affects heart health by causing mitochondrial dysfunction

Live Forever Club - 28-Oct-2024

Chronic inflammation and fibrosis further damage the heart health

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Weekend sleep recovery linked to lower heart disease risk, study finds

The Guardian - 30-Aug-2024

New findings highlight the heart health benefits of extra weekend sleep

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Bolivian tribe has the healthiest hearts and slowest-ageing brains ever studied

BBC - 17-Aug-2024

However, modern changes like processed foods are starting to affect their health

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Common low-calorie sweetener 'erythritol' may lead to heart attacks and strokes

New Scientist - 08-Aug-2024

Research challenges erythritol's reputation as a healthy alternative to sugar

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More than 25% of healthy seniors have undiagnosed heart valve disease

EurekAlert! - 26-Jul-2024

Most cases were mild, but the study highlights the need for increased awareness

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Using plant-based oils instead of butter can help keep your heart healthy

Medical News Today - 16-Jul-2024

Findings highlight the importance of dietary choices in maintaining good health

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Popular sugar substitute xylitol increases risk of heart disease, stroke

New Scientist - 06-Jun-2024

Xylitol consumption warrants caution due to potential blood clotting concerns

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AI analyzes heart scans, detects anomalies for early heart failure risk

Sky News - 30-May-2024

This could help doctors find heart problems earlier and keep people healthier

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Fish oil supplements may raise stroke risk in healthy people

The Guardian - 21-May-2024

If you already have heart problems, fish oil might actually help protect your heart

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Rare genetic mutation linked to short stature may hold clues to longer, healthier lives

New Scientist - 26-Apr-2024

People with Laron syndrome exhibit lower levels of a growth factor associated with ageing

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Heart patients are putting themselves at further risk by eating excessive salt

Medical News Today - 05-Apr-2024

Salt consumption raises blood pressure and strains the heart

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Heart disease risk factors remain powerful predictors of lifespan, even in older adults

Oxford Population Health - 22-Mar-2024

Managing smoking, blood pressure, cholesterol, and diabetes significantly lowers the risk of heart disease

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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

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Women gain greater health benefits from exercise than men

Independent - 20-Feb-2024

Women who exercise regularly have a lower risk of heart disease and early death

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Anxiety and worry-prone personalities linked to early signs of heart ageing

Independent - 19-Feb-2024

Addressing mental health could help protect heart health in the long term

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CardioSignal raised $10 million to improve their heart disease detection app

Longevity Technology - 31-Jan-2024

It is already used in 15 countries to detect atrial fibrillation and heart failure

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Thousands of young lives are cut short each year by heart disease in England

Sky News - 22-Jan-2024

Death rate reached 80 per 100,000 people in 2022, the highest since 2011

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Is your heart older than you are? The lifestyle habits ticking away at your time

Live Forever Club - 15-Dec-2023

Complex interplay of genetics and lifestyle in influencing heart health

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Exercise-triggered irregular heartbeats may predict future heart issues

Oxford Population Health - 13-Dec-2023

Early detection of irregular heartbeats during exercise could be key to preventing heart problems

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Senolytics may rejuvenate heart cells and prevent age-related heart disease

Live Forever Club - 02-Nov-2023

Drugs have the potential to revolutionise the way we treat age-related diseases

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Weekend workouts keep your heart as healthy as regular exercise

The Guardian - 18-Jul-2023

150 minutes of exercise throughout the week or during only weekends can lower heart disease risk

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Chest e-tattoo boasts major improvements in heart monitoring

University of Texas at Austin - 26-Apr-2023

Ultralight, flexible device provides early detection of heart diseases outside the clinic

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Centenarian gene could reverse heart ageing by ten years, study finds

Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN) - 24-Jan-2023

Revolutionary discovery offers new hope for heart failure treatment

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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

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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

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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

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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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Regenerative therapies and senolytics help to rejuvenate the heart’s capacity to regenerate

Longevity Technology - 17-Aug-2022

Eliminating senescent cells rejuvenates the heart's capacity for regeneration in mice

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Shorter lifespan in men linked with loss of male sex chromosome while aging

The Conversation (UK) - 14-Jul-2022

Understanding how Y chromosome may contribute to age-related diseases can help prevent them

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The genetics of successful ageing: unlocking longevity genes in humans

Live Forever Club - 11-Jul-2022

APOE and FOXO3A had significant impact on longevity, but environmental factors also determine the fate of health while ageing

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Advancements in organ biofabrication may lead to build human heart for transplant

Harvard University - 07-Jul-2022

Helical structure of heart muscles helps understand the functioning of heart

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ECM proteins help to develop more robust methods for generation of heart cells

University of Wisconsin-Madison - 01-Jul-2022

ECM proteins play significant roles in hPSC adhesion, growth & cardiac differentiation

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Racing for the lead... Underdog becomes Cyclarity Therapeutics

Longevity Technology - 20-Jun-2022

Also announces move to Buck Institute for Research on Aging

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mRNA delivers mutated proteins - regenerates cardiomyocytes post a heart attack

University of Houston - 16-Jun-2022

Stemin and YAP5SA notably restores normal cardiac pumping in mice

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Daily glass of beetroot juice (inorganic nitrate) could interrupt harmful inflammation

The Guardian - 09-Jun-2022

Nitric oxide is a potential anti-inflammatory compound for heart patients

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Same aged old male athletes at higher heart disease risk than female athletes

British Heart Foundation (BHF) - 07-Jun-2022

Stiffer aorta and older vascular age in older male athletes when compared to female athletes

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Height may be an unrecognised non-modifiable risk factor for several health issues

The Guardian - 02-Jun-2022

Largest height study ever: being tall increases risk of peripheral neuropathy, lowers heart risk

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Excessive TV time linked to poor heart health irrespective of genetic risk

The Guardian - 24-May-2022

Reducing TV time is linked to avoidance of coronary heart diseases

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Selah Therapeutics launched to focus on ketone-based therapies for heart disease

Longevity Technology - 13-May-2022

Treatment options for diseases of aging - from the makers of metabolic switch

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Verve Therapeutics' gene editing therapy may cure heart attacks once and for all

Bloomberg - 06-May-2022

Trials underway to test the safety, but affordability and acceptance of gene therapy are major concerns

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miniPUMP - the next-best personalised human heart model for drug testing

New Atlas - 25-Apr-2022

Your cells as your own "organ-on-a-chip" model for heart disease

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SomaLogic’s blood test accurately predicts risk of disease and death

The Guardian - 06-Apr-2022

Test involves protein analysis that provide a snapshot of an individual's health

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Heavy smoking and alcohol abuse cause premature ageing of arteries in youth

European Society of Cardiology - 23-Aug-2021

Stiffer arteries further elevate risk of heart disease and stroke, mainly in women

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Employment type in your 20s determines risk of heart disease later in life

CNBC - 11-Aug-2021

It's no real surprise that education (and with it, wealth) had a positive impact on health

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Processed meat increases the risk of dying from heart disease

Guardian - 21-Jul-2021

Impact stems from saturated fat and salt - no effect seen in poultry

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Working 55+ hours a week killed 745,000 people a year

BBC - 17-May-2021

Working overtime, only to die early - long working hours may increase your risk of stroke & heart disease

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Heart gets smaller in long duration space missions

BBC - 30-Mar-2021

Despite exercising, reduced gravity causes heart atrophy in space travelers, likewise in long-distance swimmers

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Just 70 grams of red or processed meat increases risk of heart disease, diabetes

Guardian - 03-Mar-2021

But increased risk mainly due to higher weight - less significant when BMI accounted for

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Repair Bio's latest tech assists in clearance of excess cholesterol from blood

Longevity Technology - 08-Feb-2021

CDP technology enters clinical trials soon to tackle the root cause of heart diseases

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Biodegradable heart valves and vessels tested in pre-clinical trials

Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) - 07-Jan-2021

Could eliminate the risks of traditional non-degradable permanent prostheses

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Brown fat, the kind of fat tissue we all need for better health

New Atlas - 04-Jan-2021

Finding ways to produce brown fat or replace white fat for cardiac & metabolic health

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Reversing heart damage with zombie cell-killing drug

British Heart Foundation (BHF) - 14-Dec-2020

Senescence killing drug in mice might unveil new heart attack treatments

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Step up on staircase to know your heart health

Medical Xpress - 11-Dec-2020

Cardiologist suggested an easy and inexpensive 'stairs test' to asses your heart

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Human trial results of resveratrol may benefit heart health

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 30-Nov-2020

Daily supplementation with resveratrol proved to improve heart function

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'Green' mediterranean diet for a healthy heart

EurekAlert! - 23-Nov-2020

Green Med diet with less meat benefits heart better than the traditional version

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Regenerating heart vessels to replace traditional surgeries

University of Helsinki - 19-Nov-2020

Stimulating growth factor to grow new blood vessels in the heart of mice

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A rare gene mutant variant found to protect liver by chance

EurekAlert! - 19-Nov-2020

Scientists found exciting benefits by inducing a gene mutation in mice

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Low cost therapy cut down heart attack risk by 40%

CNN - 15-Nov-2020

Generic polypill along with aspirin reduces the risk of heart problems

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Good news for chilli eaters as they might live longer

Independent - 10-Nov-2020

Study finds significant reduction in disease mortality with chilly consumption

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Study finds link between CVD and childhood popularity

Independent - 06-Oct-2020

One-third increased risk is low compared to impact of other lifestyle choices

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Electronic blood vessels could replace damaged arteries

IEEE Spectrum - 06-Oct-2020

Not just replacing, but enhancing - could include sensors and drug reservoirs

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Shielded stem cells repair heart attack injuries in rodents

RICE UNIVERSITY - 18-Aug-2020

Bioengineered minimally invasive shielded stem cells reduces heart attack damage

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Red meat may increase heart disease risk

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 10-Jul-2020

Particularly, its metabolic byproduct affects vascular ageing as studied in mice and humans

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How LDL cholesterol enter our cells elucidated

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 02-Jul-2020

Two proteins serve as the doorway, becoming new potential targets for drug discovery

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Gene editing lowered blood level cholesterol and triglycerides in monkeys

New York Times - 27-Jun-2020

Could prevent not only the complications but the heart disease per se in the future

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Two drug molecules delivered via nanoparticles to combat atherosclerosis

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 26-Jun-2020

Success in mice model gives hope for fighting cholesterol-associated inflammatory diseases

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Peptides that shift gut bacteria can reduce heart attack risk in mice

Scripps Research Institute - 15-Jun-2020

Lowering the number of bad gut bacteria reduced artery plaques by 40% - wow!

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Protein responsible for halting heart cell division, discovered

Medical Xpress - 22-Apr-2020

Findings in mice study vital for heart cell regeneration and damage repair

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Off-the shelf artificial cardiac patch for heart attacks

Medical Xpress - 08-Apr-2020

In rat and pig models this cardiac patch improved recovery after heart attacks

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Fast progression of atherosclerosis seen in healthy people aged 40-50

EurekAlert! - 06-Apr-2020

First of its kind to analyze the progression of the disease at frequent intervals

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Mitochondrial transplants are successful but benefits are short lived

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 25-Mar-2020

May be a solution to ageing related mitochondrial dysfunction which leads to diseases

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Metastudy reviews impact of mitochondrial aging on cardiovascular disease

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 18-Mar-2020

Still lots to discover, but SENS already looking at ways to stop it in its tracks

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Heart aging and disease risks can be predicted through simple blood test

News Medical - 24-Feb-2020

Measuring amyloid-beta in blood key to identifying future heart complications

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Can senolytics improve heart disease and repair damaged heart cells?

European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer - 18-Feb-2020

Senescent cells seem to play a major role even in heart diseases

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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy's impact on cardiac function

Jerusalem Post - 04-Feb-2020

Protocols were evaluated on the patients with “normal” aging heart

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Nanoparticle that can save you from having a heart attack

Nano Magazine - 28-Jan-2020

Discovery is a promising one, and in the future, expected to reduce the risk of heart attacks

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Study on mice shows the adverse effect of protein diet

Medical Xpress - 24-Jan-2020

There's no simple solution for a longevity diet except maybe everything in moderation

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Burnout due to chronic workplace stress will make your heart beat irregularly

Huffington Post - 14-Jan-2020

Don't fall into unhealthy habits, have a reliable support system

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Inclisiran: the newest weapon in the fight against cardiovascular diseases

BBC - 13-Jan-2020

Potential to save many lives including those who are not responding to statins

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Highlights on dietary cholesterol associated heart health

American College of Cardiology - 10-Jan-2020

AHA recommends to opt for healthier fats in place of complete withdrawal

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What does giving up alcohol does to your mind and body?

Huffington Post - 02-Jan-2020

Dry January can be prescribed to everyone, only benefits for your health, without any side effects

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Sleep tight to reduce cardiovascular disease risk

NHS - 19-Dec-2019

Don't miss your sleep, it's part of a healthy lifestyle

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Nanoparticle for the detection of vascular calcification

Nano Magazine - 10-Dec-2019

Nanoparticles minimize the difficulty in identifying dangerous vascular calcifications

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Did you know that cold weather can affect your heart?

Patient - 04-Dec-2019

Take extra care of your heart in the cold weather

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Vaping is better than smoking, but quitting smoking is the best

BBC - 16-Nov-2019

No vaping is even better for your heart

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A protein that plays a key role in the making of cholesterol plaques: TRB1

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 11-Nov-2019

Still at an early stage in research - working on mouse models

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Connection between insomnia and risk of heart attack and stroke

NHS - 07-Nov-2019

People who have insomnia had a small increased risk of having a heart attack or stroke over 10 years

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British and Israeli teams join to reverse ageing of blood vessels

British Heart Foundation - 25-Oct-2019

British Heart Foundation working on anti-ageing research? It must be mainstream now!

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Genetic test could identify an increased risk of heart attack

BBC - 08-Oct-2019

GRS can be measured at any age, children could be tested too

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Age does not limit the physical performance

Elsevier - 08-Oct-2019

As an added bonus exercise also reduced patients' depression and anxiety

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Long term physical exercise: protective against cardiovascular disease

Fight Aging! - 07-Oct-2019

Better to start exercising regularly at a pre-elderly age

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A heart attack is not only a man's disease

Metro - 30-Sep-2019

Women are dying needlessly from heart attacks because of not receiving proper treatment

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