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University of Southampton | Professor Roxana Carare

Dr Roxana Carare from the University of Southampton is studying vascular dementia, a common form of dementia where the brain’s blood supply is impaired. She believes vascular dementia happens because the brain cannot get rid of waste and fl...

The Government must go further and faster with plans to tackle air pollution by seizing a unique opportunity to clean up the country’s toxic air

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University of Sheffield | Professor Robert Storey

Atrial fibrillation is a common heart condition that causes an irregular heartbeat. It can cause a stroke because of blood clots forming in the heart and travelling to the brain. A protein called fibrin is a major component of blood clots...

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University of Leicester | Dr David Adlam

Although spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is rare, it can have the devastating consequence of a heart attack. Research into this condition is very important because traditionally it has not received a lot of attention in the UK...

If you're experiencing what feels like frequent or prolonged episodes of palpitations, it might be a good idea to see your GP, BHF Senior Nurse Chloe MacArthur explains.

Social and economic factors can significantly affect your risk of developing heart and circulatory diseases and diabetes. We’ve been funding research to better understand why.

We have revealed 10 of the communities across the UK that don't have a potentially lifesaving defibrillator in close range, putting people at higher risk of dying if they have a cardiac arrest.

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University College London | Dr Srijita Sen Chowdhry

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is an inherited heart muscle disease, where heart muscle can be replaced by fibrous fatty tissue. It is thought to affect at least 1 in 1000 people. Many people have a mild form of ARV...

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University of Sheffield | Dr Victoria Ridger

Atherosclerosis is a disease that causes the large blood vessels in our bodies to clog up because fatty plaques develop in the walls of arteries. Dr Victoria Ridger from the University of Sheffield is investigating whether tiny particles re...