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A simple neck scan can identify men with double the risk of heart failure, according to a new study led by UCL researchers and funded by the British Heart Foundation and the National Institute for Health and Care Research.

A speedy new scan could improve how millions of people with high blood pressure are treated, suggests a new study led by UCL researchers.

A new treatment for high blood pressure can provide continuous, round-the-clock blood pressure control for people whose condition is hard to treat, according to a global study led by a UCL professor.

People in their thirties may risk a heart attack or stroke in later life even when they have ‘normal’ blood pressure, if it’s too high or steeply rising, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

Intensive treatment of severe gum disease can help prevent arteries from becoming clogged, supporting heart health and reducing the long-term risk of developing cardiovascular diseases such as coronary heart disease and stroke, according to a new clinical trial by researchers.

Anti-obesity medication semaglutide may help to prevent heart attacks and other major cardiac events regardless of how much weight people lose while taking the drug, according to a new study led by a UCL researcher.

A new treatment has been shown to significantly lower blood pressure in people whose levels stay dangerously high, despite taking several existing medicines, according to the results of a Phase III clinical trial led by a UCL Professor.

A daily pill can prolong the lives of people with a “stiff heart” condition called cardiac amyloidosis who have also had surgery to replace a narrowed heart valve, according to a new study led by researchers at UCL and MedUni Vienna.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the heart could help to detect a life-threatening heart disease and enable clinicians to better predict which patients are most at risk, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

Writing in The Conversation, Dr Scott Chiesa (UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science) argues that targeting dementia prevention at younger ages could reap great benefits.

Researchers at UCL and the Francis Crick Institute have, for the first time, identified the origin of cardiac cells using 3D images of a heart forming in real-time, inside a living mouse embryo.

Writing in The Conversation, Dr Jacques Wels (UCL MRC Unit for Lifelong Health & Ageing) explores Belgium’s euthanasia trends and the lessons that can be learned, from regulation to the importance of robust data monitoring from the outset.

A pioneering study led by UCL researchers aims to reveal more about how best to help children who have experienced an unexpected and often traumatic loss in the family.

Poorer cardiovascular health in childhood and adolescence may be linked to early differences in brain structure, particularly in areas of the brain known to be affected in dementia in later life, according to a new study co-led by a UCL researcher.

People who live close to airports and are exposed to high aircraft noise levels could be at greater risk of poor heart function, increasing the likelihood of heart attacks, life-threatening heart rhythms and strokes, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.