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Statins do not cause the majority of the conditions that have been listed in their package leaflets, according to the most comprehensive review of side effects

Learn what depression is, its symptoms, and why it matters for heart health. Find NHS treatment, self-help tips, and how to help someone with depression.

Find out how to help your friends and family make healthy changes, from quitting smoking to eating better.

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University of Strathclyde | Professor John G McCarron

All blood vessels are lined with endothelium – a layer of cells that control many processes in the circulatory system. Professor McCarron’s work suggests that different endothelial cells have distinct jobs to do and communicate with each ot...

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University of Birmingham | Dr Davor Pavlovic

Digoxin is a common treatment for people with atrial fibrillation and heart failure, but it doesn’t always work as well as expected. Dr Pavlovic’s team at the University of Birmingham has previously shown that substances in the blood called...

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University of Edinburgh | Professor Andrew Howard Baker

When protein molecules are produced from genes contained within DNA, there is an intermediate molecule called RNA that, until recently, was thought to simply be there to produce the protein. Now, scientists know that there are hundreds of t...

Professor Metin Avkiran, our Associate Medical Director, has received the International Society for Heart Research (ISHR) 2022 Distinguished Leader Award in recognition of his leadership contributions to promoting the discovery and dissemination of knowledge in the cardiovascular sciences, the core mission of the Society.

British Heart Foundation pays tribute to Sir Terence English, the surgeon who performed the first successful heart transplant in the UK, who has died aged 93

When you've just been told you have a heart condition, it can be a confusing time. Here's our quick guide to asking the right questions.

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University of Leeds | Professor Robert Ariens

Professor Robert Ariens and his colleagues at the University of Leeds are studying how fibrin contributes to dangerous blood clots. Fibrin is a thread-like protein that forms a 3D network of fibres, which holds the blood clot together. Fib...