Cardiology

Children's health 04 Dec 2018

Risk factors of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease accumulate in children with poor aerobic fitness | Finland

Risk factors of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease accumulate in children who have poor aerobic fitness, a new study from the University of Eastern…

Children's health 23 Oct 2017

Recognising monogenic diabetes is vital for its management

Identifying monogenic diabetes – a rare type of diabetes caused by a single genetic mutation — in the young is crucial for appropriate therapies.

Fitness 21 Sep 2017

Eccentric exercise explained by Professor Ken Nosaka

Exercises involving eccentric movements that contract or lengthen muscles have increased health benefits, explains Professor Ken Nosaka in this video.

Children's health 27 Sep 2016

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…

Children's health 13 Jul 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…

Cancer 04 Dec 2015

Quest to beat cancer drugs’ deadly side-effect

The toxic side effects of some chemotherapy drugs which affect up to a quarter of patients by damaging their heart could soon be avoided thanks…

Children's health 06 Jun 2014

Common Drug Restores Blood Flow in Deadly Form of Muscular Dystrophy

Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute researchers have found that a commonly prescribed drug restores blood flow to oxygen-starved muscles of boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a genetic…

Children's health 24 Apr 2014

Smoking linked to higher risk of heart disease in teen girls

Teenage girls who smoke or take the oral contraceptive pill are at greater risk of heart disease than boys who smoke, according to researchers at…

Children's health 23 Mar 2014

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…