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X and Y chromosome

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Risk of heart failure may increase with age due to Y chromosome loss

The Y chromosome, involved in sex determination, mysteriously disappears from some men’s immune cells as they get older – and that could be fatal

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A solar storm

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Solar storms may cause up to 5500 heart-related deaths in a given year

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One epigenome-editing injection could cut cholesterol level for years

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A cell sample being pipetted into a multi-well plate containing growth nutrient medium

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Experimental umbilical cord stem cell therapy treats rare disease

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A child receives the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against covid-19 in Paris in December 2021

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Myocarditis and covid-19 vaccines: How rare is it and who is at risk?

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High cholesterol levels. Computer artwork balls of cholesterol in a blood vessel. Cholesterol is a lipid, a fat-like substance. High blood levels of LDL (low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol compared to HDL (high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol are thought to raise the risk of atherosclerosis, the build-up of fatty deposits on artery walls. This is a major cause of heart attack and stroke.

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Fat levels in blood predict risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease

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Robofish powered by human cardiac cells gives fresh insight into heart

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Doing yoga at least once a week may help to lower blood pressure

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Blood clot, 3d illustration. Inset: Miniature helical robot

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Corkscrew-shaped robot swims through blood vessels to clear blockages

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Human heart, 3D coloured computed tomography (CT) scan. This is an oblique side view. The heart is a hollow muscular organ that receives and pumps blood from and around the body through the veins and arteries that branch out from its four internal chambers. The external surface of the heart includes the coronary arteries and veins that supply blood to the heart muscle. This scan includes parts of the heart's major veins and arteries, with the aorta running down right.

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Rare mutation in Old Order Amish people linked to lower heart disease

A genetic mutation may cause lower levels of cholesterol and a blood clotting protein associated with heart disease, and the hope is to design drugs that have the same effect

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iPhone and Apple Watch magnets are strong enough to disrupt pacemakers

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Mini-heart grown in the lab can pump fluid just like the real thing

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Rising BMI and diabetes have stalled the decline of heart disease

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Smart speakers could hear your heart beating from across the room

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