Search Tag: immune system

Cardiology Management

Immune-system-linked-to-lower-heart-attack-risk

2016 21 Jun

Research from the British Heart Foundation reveals that antibody levels in the blood could be used to detect a person's heart attack risk. The higher the levels of these antibodies, the lower the risk of heart attack. The research is published in EbioMedicine . Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the biggest killer in the UK and the leading cause of...Read more

Cardiology Management

Flu-vaccine-key-to-preventing-heart-disease

2014 23 Oct

A new study published in Vaccine  reveals for the first time the molecular mechanism which helps to explain how flu vaccines may be able to prevent heart attacks. Flu vaccines have long been known to have a protective effect against heart disease, thus reducing the risk of a heart attack. However, there is not much scientific information to explain...Read more