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New drug could protect from tissue damage following heart attack

28 May 2013

Scientists led by the University of Cambridge and the Medical Research Council (MRC) have developed a new drug that could help reduce the tissue...

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iPS cell colony

New patient-friendly way to make stem cells for fight against heart disease

30 Nov 2012

Promising new technique for creating stem cells using a routine blood sample.

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Crowded

The power of thinking big

23 May 2012

Population studies on a vast scale are providing the power to enable accurate risk assessment – and intervention – into cardiovascular disease.

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From left to right, CT, PET and combined PET/CT images of the heart arteries.

Scientists develop new technique that could improve heart attack prediction

03 May 2012

First use of PET and CT to look at disease processes leading to heart attack.

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chocolate

Eating chocolate cuts risk of heart disease

30 Aug 2011

Eating high levels of chocolate could be associated with a significant reduction in the risk of certain cardiovascular disorders, reveals Cambridge...

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Hearts' empath

High-risk hearts: a South Asian epidemic

30 Jun 2011

Why is heart disease increasing at a greater rate in South Asia than in any other region globally? Large-scale population studies in Pakistan and...

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