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Cardiovascular disease risk | Health prevention series
What is cardiovascular disease? The term cardiovascular disease refers to the group of diseases that affect the heart and blood…
08 May 2018
How diabetes in pregnancy affects baby’s heart
Researchers have discovered how high glucose levels — whether caused by diabetes or other factors — keep heart cells from maturing normally.
07 Jan 2018
Unravelling the genetic mystery behind mitochondrial disease
Mitochondrial disease is an illness that robs its sufferers of energy, and damages muscles and major organs like the brain and heart. About 1 in…
27 Sep 2016
Symptoms of mitochondrial disease commonly misdiagnosed
At least 30 Australian children born every week are at risk of developing some form of mitochondrial disease in their lifetimes, yet 90% of affected…
17 Sep 2016
Childhood fitness a trump card in better adult heart health
A new study from a group of international researchers has found that aerobic exercise in childhood can help offset the long-term heart health risks associated…
13 Jul 2016
Kawasaki Disease and Pregnant Women
In the first study of its type, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have looked at the health threat to…
23 Mar 2014
Non-inherited mutations account for many heart defects
New mutations that are absent in parents but appear in their offspring account for at least 10% of severe congenital…
07 Jun 2013
Human hearts generate new cells after birth
Researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital have found, for the first time that young humans (infants, children and adolescents) are capable…
25 Jan 2013
Audit and Screening Study to Determine the Prevalence of Peripheral Arterial Disease (ACHILLES)
The primary objective of the study is to establish the prevalence of lower extremity peripheral arterial disease in subjects with cardiovascular disease risk factors but no…
01 Jan 2013
