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Researchers claim that people who live near major airports have poorer cardiac function so stricter noise limits for planes are urgently needed.

Analysis of the ‘fingerprint’ of blood vessels in the retina could make it possible for people to keep tabs on their cardiovascular health during routine eye tests.

First-of-its-kind study of more than 200 UK Biobank participants’ scans could help doctors to spot early heart failure in type 2 diabetes patients.

An automated algorithm that assesses heart-surrounding fat and predicts heart failure could one day help clinicians to better support patients.

A unique 3D atlas constructed from UK Biobank participants’ heart scans reveals how certain shape variations increase heart disease risk.

Algorithm that identifies heart-muscle thickening from routine heart activity test has been created with data from more than 37,500 UK Biobank participants.

A method that predicts someone’s risk of tears in the body’s largest blood vessel could avoid a condition that is rarely discovered early enough.

Brain scans from almost 800 UK Biobank participants reveal damage in ‘smell centre’ – but it’s likely that the brain can heal itself.

40,000 UK Biobank participants’ bone-density images were used to create an automated system that could catch osteoarthritis before symptoms set in. 

To mark a decade since UK Biobank's first full body scan, we've chosen 10 research highlights which showcase work using UK our imaging data.