Heart Disease

Health & Medicine
Research
Protecting your heart as you get older may also help protect your brain
New research finds that our heart and brain health are tightly linked, which may help explain why conditions like dementia and heart disease often happen together

Sciences & Technology
We’re closer to ‘engineering’ blood vessels
Cardiovascular disease is a global killer. Now researchers have developed a fast, inexpensive and scalable method for engineering blood vessels from natural tissue

Health & Medicine
Get your heart checked
The recent deaths of high-profile Australians due to suspected heart attacks is a reminder for all of us to check our heart health

Health & Medicine
What it takes to make a heartbeat
By studying the zebrafish, researchers have discovered how a gene involved in cardiac rhythm works – helping to explain how a heartbeat develops

Health & Medicine
More than a high BMI, an ‘obese heart’ is a silent risk
New research shows that fat tissue around the heart releases molecules that alter heart rhythm, identifying potential new targets for preventative therapies for heart disease