A novel activity tracker has been developed that uses heart rate data to personalise the amount of exercise needed to reduce the risk of death from cardiovascular disease. The science behind the tracker is presented for the first time today at ESC Congress 2016.“The health…

When guided by internet programs or mobile devices, people can become more physically active, eat better, lose a little weight and reduce tobacco and alcohol use. Most studies using these interventions lasted less than six months, making it unclear whether these kinds of behavioral changes…

European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) Guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias are published online in European Heart Journal and on the ESC Website.Cardiovascular disease (CVD) kills over four million people in Europe each year. At least 80% of CVD could…

New research from Loughborough University has revealed many four-year-olds are not physically ready to start school. Early Years specialists in the University’s School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences tested 45 Foundation Stage children at two different schools and found a larger number than previously…

European standards to prevent repeat heart attacks are published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.1 The standards were defined by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).2“Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the world’s number one killer, accounting for one in five deaths in Europe,” said lead…

Study adds to evidence that very low diastolic blood pressure is linked to heart damage By analyzing medical records gathered over three decades on more than 11,000 Americans, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have more evidence that driving diastolic blood pressure too low…

The potential driving risk posed by patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is highlighted in a simulation study presented at this year’s European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress in London. The study is by Dr Akshay Dwarakanath and Dr Mark Elliott, St. James’ University…

Deaths from ovarian cancer fell worldwide between 2002 and 2012 and are predicted to continue to decline in the USA, European Union (EU) and, though to a smaller degree, in Japan by 2020, according to new research published in the leading cancer journal Annals of…

People may express their true self more easily on Facebook than in person, and the more one’s “Facebook self” differs from their true self, the greater their stress level and the less socially connected they tend to be, according to a new study published in…

Research on statins has been ongoing for over 30 years, generating a large amount of data from a wide variety of patients. The review published today explains how the available evidence on the efficacy and safety of statin therapy should be interpreted, and concludes that…

Measuring blood levels of the recently discovered hormone irisin may improve diagnosis rates of teenagers with polycystic ovary syndrome, according to research presented today at the 55th Annual European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology Meeting. The findings may reduce the number of unnecessary treatments prescribed to…

Researchers at the University of Bristol and Afferent Pharmaceuticals have identified a potential new way of treating hypertension, by targeting aberrant nerve signals in the carotid bodies, which sit on the common carotid arteries on each side of the neck.The research study, entitled “Purinergic receptors…