Don’t ever underestimate the power of DNA on your beating heart, as it can be the root cause of heart failure. Dr. Travis Hinson, a cardiologist at UConn School of Medicine is trying to fix that.

Euan Ashley's lab explores the intricate interactions of gene variants. Tiny "typos," or genetic mutations, can sneak into segments of DNA. Many of these are harmless, but some can cause health ...

New drug shows success lowering genetically inherited heart disease risk Nearly a quarter of the world's population has elevated risk, doctor says Elevated lipoprotein levels bring the risk of heart ...

Rochester Regional Health is launching a new genetic screening program called GenoWell. READ MORE: ...

Fourteen million people worldwide suffer from enlarged hearts, or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a genetic disease that thickens the heart's walls, making it harder for the organ to pump blood - ...

Heart diseases are still the number one cause of death worldwide. According to the World Health Organization, cardiovascular diseases led to the deaths of about 9.8 million people in 2022 alone, ...

A large Mayo Clinic study shows that current guidelines fail to detect nearly 90% of people with familial hypercholesterolemia, a common inherited cause of dangerously high cholesterol. Many affected ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — New national guidelines are changing how doctors approach cholesterol and heart disease prevention.

It's time for another round of listener Q&A. Join us as we tackle audience questions about the genetic drivers of heart disease and the problem of specialization in medicine on the Science Dispatch ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Juergen Eckhardt leads Bayer’s impact investment unit, Leaps by Bayer. Some of the year's notable breakthroughs include the first ...