Oct 27, 2025 01:20 pm CST

The tragic death of 20-year-old Cambridge student Clarissa Nicholls from undetected arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy has prompted her mother to launch a campaign funding heart screenings for students. The initiative has already identified 42 at-risk individuals, highlighting the importance of detecting this rare condition that replaces heart muscle with fat and scar tissue, affecting 1 in 250 people worldwide.