once famed for his mop of blacker than black hair , disgraced democrat rod blagojevich , 58 , has really let his haircare regime go while he serves his prison time . the former illinois governor has return to his roots while inside and has been photographed with his still full head of hair a shocking white color rather than the boot polish black that was his trademark as a politician . blagojevich was infamously caught trying to sell barack obama 's u.s. senate seat when he was elected president in 2008 . by . fiona macrae . published : . 20:57 est , 18 december 2013 . | . updated : . 05:36 est , 19 december 2013 . flaw : scientists have found a piece of dna which puts men more at risk of heart attack . a heart attack gene has been discovered by scientists . fade to gray : once famed for his mop of blacker than black hair , disgraced democrat rod blagojevich , 58 , has really let his haircare regime go while he serves his prison time . back in his days as governor of illinois , blagojevich was famed for his boot polish black hair . he was impeached and removed from office by the state legislature in early 2009 following his arrest on federal corruption charges . blagojevich is currently serving a 14-year sentence at the federal correctional institution englewood near denver . the photos , the first of blagojevich in prison , were first published by the national enquirer . the photos show the former governor sitting at a desk , reading a book and wearing glasses and sitting outside in shorts and a wife beater shirt . while he continues to awaiting word on a last-ditch appeal , blagojevich has daily contact with his family and teaches the history of war battles to other inmates , his attorney said . last july lawyers attempted to argue that a high court ruling in mccutcheon v. the federal election commission in april 2014 bolstered their view that blagojevich was engaged in legal , run-of-the-mill political horse trading , not corruption . the mccutcheon ruling , they argued , found that soliciting contributions crosses the line into corruption only when a politician makes a clear , explicit promise to take official action in return for a donation . blagojevich is currently serving a 14-year sentence at the federal correctional institution englewood near denver after he was caught trying to sell barack obama 's u.s. senate seat when he was elected president . in that context , defense attorneys said the trial judge was wrong to set a lower standard for jurors by telling them , to convict , they only needed to find that blagojevich sought donations ` knowing or believing ' it would be given for some official act . but government attorneys responded saying that blagojevich 's legal team had n't correctly characterized the supreme court 's findings in mccutcheon . ` the decision provides no support for blagojevich 's argument on appeal , ' the two-page filing said . ` nothing in the -lrb- mccutcheon -rrb- decision suggests that an exchange of contributions for specific official acts is quid pro quo corruption only if the arrangement is stated ` explicitly ' or ` expressly . '' the chicago-based appellate court has been considering blagojevich 's appeal for more than a year months . it 's unclear when it might issue a decision . the flawed dna , found in one in eight men , raises the odds of a patient with heart disease having a heart attack by 38 per cent . it also raises the likelihood of them dying in the next six years by the same amount . a small number of women -- 2 to 3 per cent -- are also affected by the rogue dna . in future , it might be possible to test heart disease patients for the gene and give them a treatment that will boost their odds of survival . us researcher redford williams said : ` it is almost too good to be true . ' dr williams , of duke university , in north carolina , began by showing that people with the genetic flaw produce twice as much of the stress hormone cortisol when put under psychological pressure . as cortisol is known to be bad for the cardiac health , he then tracked thousands of heart disease patients for six years . this revealed that those with the dna that made them extra-sensitive to stress were also at higher risk of heart attacks , as well as dying from any cause over the course of the study . in those with heart disease , having the gene was as damaging as smoking or being obese . heart attack genes have been discovered before . but dr williams believes his is different because it is known how it raises the odds of problems . plus , it should be possible to treat its effects . for instance , if further research confirms the findings , heart disease patients could be given drugs that lower cortisol production , the journal plos one reports . hope : the research raises the prospect that heart disease risks could be combated in those with the faulty gene . lead author beverly brummett , said : ` the exciting part to me is that is genetic trait occurs in a significant proportion of people with heart disease . ` if we can replicate this and build on it , we might be able to find ways to reduce the cortisol reaction to stress -- and reduce deaths from heart attack . ' it is also possible that treating still-healthy carriers of the gene would prevent them from ever suffering a heart attack .
scientists identified a defective gene in many of those monitored . it can lead to extra production of stress hormone cortisol , which can lead to bad cardiac health . the study was led by dr redford williams of duke university in the u.s. it found that having the faulty gene was as bad as smoking or obesity .
once famed for his mop of blacker than black hair , disgraced democrat rod blagojevich , 58 , has really let his haircare regime go while he serves his prison time . the former illinois governor has return to his roots while inside and has been photographed with his still full head of hair a shocking white color rather than the boot polish black that was his trademark as a politician . blagojevich was infamously caught trying to sell barack obama 's u.s. senate seat when he was elected president in 2008 . by . fiona macrae . published : . 20:57 est , 18 december 2013 . | . updated : . 05:36 est , 19 december 2013 . flaw : scientists have found a piece of dna which puts men more at risk of heart attack . a heart attack gene has been discovered by scientists . fade to gray : once famed for his mop of blacker than black hair , disgraced democrat rod blagojevich , 58 , has really let his haircare regime go while he serves his prison time . back in his days as governor of illinois , blagojevich was famed for his boot polish black hair . he was impeached and removed from office by the state legislature in early 2009 following his arrest on federal corruption charges . blagojevich is currently serving a 14-year sentence at the federal correctional institution englewood near denver . the photos , the first of blagojevich in prison , were first published by the national enquirer . the photos show the former governor sitting at a desk , reading a book and wearing glasses and sitting outside in shorts and a wife beater shirt . while he continues to awaiting word on a last-ditch appeal , blagojevich has daily contact with his family and teaches the history of war battles to other inmates , his attorney said . last july lawyers attempted to argue that a high court ruling in mccutcheon v. the federal election commission in april 2014 bolstered their view that blagojevich was engaged in legal , run-of-the-mill political horse trading , not corruption . the mccutcheon ruling , they argued , found that soliciting contributions crosses the line into corruption only when a politician makes a clear , explicit promise to take official action in return for a donation . blagojevich is currently serving a 14-year sentence at the federal correctional institution englewood near denver after he was caught trying to sell barack obama 's u.s. senate seat when he was elected president . in that context , defense attorneys said the trial judge was wrong to set a lower standard for jurors by telling them , to convict , they only needed to find that blagojevich sought donations ` knowing or believing ' it would be given for some official act . but government attorneys responded saying that blagojevich 's legal team had n't correctly characterized the supreme court 's findings in mccutcheon . ` the decision provides no support for blagojevich 's argument on appeal , ' the two-page filing said . ` nothing in the -lrb- mccutcheon -rrb- decision suggests that an exchange of contributions for specific official acts is quid pro quo corruption only if the arrangement is stated ` explicitly ' or ` expressly . '' the chicago-based appellate court has been considering blagojevich 's appeal for more than a year months . it 's unclear when it might issue a decision . the flawed dna , found in one in eight men , raises the odds of a patient with heart disease having a heart attack by 38 per cent . it also raises the likelihood of them dying in the next six years by the same amount . a small number of women -- 2 to 3 per cent -- are also affected by the rogue dna . in future , it might be possible to test heart disease patients for the gene and give them a treatment that will boost their odds of survival . us researcher redford williams said : ` it is almost too good to be true . ' dr williams , of duke university , in north carolina , began by showing that people with the genetic flaw produce twice as much of the stress hormone cortisol when put under psychological pressure . as cortisol is known to be bad for the cardiac health , he then tracked thousands of heart disease patients for six years . this revealed that those with the dna that made them extra-sensitive to stress were also at higher risk of heart attacks , as well as dying from any cause over the course of the study . in those with heart disease , having the gene was as damaging as smoking or being obese . heart attack genes have been discovered before . but dr williams believes his is different because it is known how it raises the odds of problems . plus , it should be possible to treat its effects . for instance , if further research confirms the findings , heart disease patients could be given drugs that lower cortisol production , the journal plos one reports . hope : the research raises the prospect that heart disease risks could be combated in those with the faulty gene . lead author beverly brummett , said : ` the exciting part to me is that is genetic trait occurs in a significant proportion of people with heart disease . ` if we can replicate this and build on it , we might be able to find ways to reduce the cortisol reaction to stress -- and reduce deaths from heart attack . ' it is also possible that treating still-healthy carriers of the gene would prevent them from ever suffering a heart attack .
once famed for his mop of blacker than black hair , disgraced democrat rod blagojevich , 58 , has really let his haircare regime go while he serves his prison time . the former illinois governor has return to his roots while inside and has been photographed with his still full head of hair a shocking white color rather than the boot polish black that was his trademark as a politician . blagojevich was infamously caught trying to sell barack obama 's u.s. senate seat when he was elected president in 2008 . by . fiona macrae . published : . 20:57 est , 18 december 2013 . | . updated : . 05:36 est , 19 december 2013 . flaw : scientists have found a piece of dna which puts men more at risk of heart attack . a heart attack gene has been discovered by scientists . fade to gray : once famed for his mop of blacker than black hair , disgraced democrat rod blagojevich , 58 , has really let his haircare regime go while he serves his prison time . back in his days as governor of illinois , blagojevich was famed for his boot polish black hair . he was impeached and removed from office by the state legislature in early 2009 following his arrest on federal corruption charges . blagojevich is currently serving a 14-year sentence at the federal correctional institution englewood near denver . the photos , the first of blagojevich in prison , were first published by the national enquirer . the photos show the former governor sitting at a desk , reading a book and wearing glasses and sitting outside in shorts and a wife beater shirt . while he continues to awaiting word on a last-ditch appeal , blagojevich has daily contact with his family and teaches the history of war battles to other inmates , his attorney said . last july lawyers attempted to argue that a high court ruling in mccutcheon v. the federal election commission in april 2014 bolstered their view that blagojevich was engaged in legal , run-of-the-mill political horse trading , not corruption . the mccutcheon ruling , they argued , found that soliciting contributions crosses the line into corruption only when a politician makes a clear , explicit promise to take official action in return for a donation . blagojevich is currently serving a 14-year sentence at the federal correctional institution englewood near denver after he was caught trying to sell barack obama 's u.s. senate seat when he was elected president . in that context , defense attorneys said the trial judge was wrong to set a lower standard for jurors by telling them , to convict , they only needed to find that blagojevich sought donations ` knowing or believing ' it would be given for some official act . but government attorneys responded saying that blagojevich 's legal team had n't correctly characterized the supreme court 's findings in mccutcheon . ` the decision provides no support for blagojevich 's argument on appeal , ' the two-page filing said . ` nothing in the -lrb- mccutcheon -rrb- decision suggests that an exchange of contributions for specific official acts is quid pro quo corruption only if the arrangement is stated ` explicitly ' or ` expressly . '' the chicago-based appellate court has been considering blagojevich 's appeal for more than a year months . it 's unclear when it might issue a decision . the flawed dna , found in one in eight men , raises the odds of a patient with heart disease having a heart attack by 38 per cent . it also raises the likelihood of them dying in the next six years by the same amount . a small number of women -- 2 to 3 per cent -- are also affected by the rogue dna . in future , it might be possible to test heart disease patients for the gene and give them a treatment that will boost their odds of survival . us researcher redford williams said : ` it is almost too good to be true . ' dr williams , of duke university , in north carolina , began by showing that people with the genetic flaw produce twice as much of the stress hormone cortisol when put under psychological pressure . as cortisol is known to be bad for the cardiac health , he then tracked thousands of heart disease patients for six years . this revealed that those with the dna that made them extra-sensitive to stress were also at higher risk of heart attacks , as well as dying from any cause over the course of the study . in those with heart disease , having the gene was as damaging as smoking or being obese . heart attack genes have been discovered before . but dr williams believes his is different because it is known how it raises the odds of problems . plus , it should be possible to treat its effects . for instance , if further research confirms the findings , heart disease patients could be given drugs that lower cortisol production , the journal plos one reports . hope : the research raises the prospect that heart disease risks could be combated in those with the faulty gene . lead author beverly brummett , said : ` the exciting part to me is that is genetic trait occurs in a significant proportion of people with heart disease . ` if we can replicate this and build on it , we might be able to find ways to reduce the cortisol reaction to stress -- and reduce deaths from heart attack . ' it is also possible that treating still-healthy carriers of the gene would prevent them from ever suffering a heart attack .
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once famed for his mop of blacker than black hair , disgraced democrat rod blagojevich , 58 , has really let his haircare regime go while he serves his prison time . the former illinois governor has return to his roots while inside and has been photographed with his still full head of hair a shocking white color rather than the boot polish black that was his trademark as a politician . blagojevich was infamously caught trying to sell barack obama 's u.s. senate seat when he was elected president in 2008 . by . fiona macrae . published : . 20:57 est , 18 december 2013 . | . updated : . 05:36 est , 19 december 2013 . flaw : scientists have found a piece of dna which puts men more at risk of heart attack . a heart attack gene has been discovered by scientists . fade to gray : once famed for his mop of blacker than black hair , disgraced democrat rod blagojevich , 58 , has really let his haircare regime go while he serves his prison time . back in his days as governor of illinois , blagojevich was famed for his boot polish black hair . he was impeached and removed from office by the state legislature in early 2009 following his arrest on federal corruption charges . blagojevich is currently serving a 14-year sentence at the federal correctional institution englewood near denver . the photos , the first of blagojevich in prison , were first published by appeal , ' the two-page filing said . ` nothing in the -lrb- mccutcheon -rrb- decision suggests that an exchange of contributions for specific official acts is quid pro quo corruption only if the arrangement is stated ` explicitly ' or ` expressly . '' the chicago-based appellate court has been considering blagojevich 's appeal for more than a year months . it 's unclear when it might issue a decision . the flawed dna , found in one in eight men , raises the odds of a patient with heart disease having a heart attack by 38 per cent . it also raises the likelihood of them dying in the next six years by the same amount . a small number of women -- 2 to 3 per cent -- are also affected by the rogue dna . in future , it might be possible to test heart disease patients for the gene and give them a treatment that will boost their odds of survival . us researcher redford williams said : ` it is almost too good to be true . ' dr williams , of duke university , in north carolina , began by showing that people with the genetic flaw produce twice as much of the stress hormone cortisol when put under psychological pressure . as cortisol is known to be bad for the cardiac health , he then tracked thousands of heart disease patients for six years . this revealed that those with the dna that made them extra-sensitive to stress were also at higher risk of heart attacks , as well as dying from any cause over the course of the study . in those with heart disease , having the gene was as damaging as smoking or being obese . heart attack genes have been discovered before . but dr williams believes his is different because it is known how it raises the odds of problems . plus , it should be possible to treat its effects . for instance , if further research confirms the findings , heart disease patients could be given drugs that lower cortisol production , the journal plos one reports . hope : the research raises the prospect that heart disease risks could be combated in those with the faulty gene . lead author beverly brummett , said : ` the exciting part to me is that is genetic trait occurs in a significant proportion of people with heart disease . ` if we can replicate this and build on it , we might be able to find ways to reduce the cortisol reaction to stress -- and reduce deaths from heart attack . ' it is also possible that treating still-healthy carriers of the gene would prevent them from ever suffering a heart attack .
 The text discusses the health risks associated with a particular gene variant. Scientists have found that men with this variant are more likely to suffer from heart attacks and strokes. The gene is responsible for producing a protein that helps regulate blood pressure, and those with the variant may be more susceptible to stress hormones. Research suggests that this genetic flaw can increase the risk of heart disease by up to 38%. Furthermore, it has been discovered that women with this variant are also at higher risk of dying from heart disease. The study's findings highlight the importance of considering genetic factors in assessing an individual's risk of heart disease.