Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a leading global cause of mortality, yet the predictive accuracy of conventional risk models is limited. Here, we integrate conventional risk factors, polygenic risk ...

A single infusion of an experimental gene-editing drug seemed to reduce LDL long-term in a small trial. The results may point to something “curative,” one expert said. By Gina Kolata In a small, ...

A tool developed by the American Heart Association (AHA), proven to accurately predict heart disease risk for Americans, can be applied to the global population, a new study led by NYU Langone Health ...

Machine learning often feels difficult at the beginning, especially when everything stays theoretical. That changes once you start working on real projects and see how models are actually used. The ...

Azillah Binti Othman, IAEA Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications Ayhan Evrensel, IAEA Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications The IAEA is inviting research organizations to join a ...

Liz covers cardiovascular and metabolic disease, asking why we’re not doing better or even losing ground against the world’s leading killer. Send tips on Signal at LizC.22. In a sobering look at risk ...

Heart disease is the top cause of death for women in the U.S.; it kills more of them than all forms of cancer combined. But the unique signs and symptoms of heart disease in women are more likely go ...

The integration of male sex, right bundle branch block (RBBB), and haemoglobin and glucose levels with the HEART (history, ECG, age, risk factors, and troponin levels) score enhanced its ability to ...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the foremost contributor to global illness and death, underscoring the critical need for effective tools that can predict risk at early stages to support ...

Deaths from both causes are down, but they still eclipse all other causes, according to new statistics. By Nina Agrawal Despite gains in treatment, cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of ...

Nancy Preston didn’t have a heart attack. Nor did she have chest discomfort, shortness of breath or heart palpitations — all symptoms of heart disease. Instead, a routine mammogram led to Preston ...