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Government must go further and faster on air pollution
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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Health at Work - how to hold a launch eventInformation Sheet, 3 pages, published on 01/04/2012
Holding a launch event is an excellent way to promote new and existing health initiatives to employers and employees. Use this guide to find out more and get inspired.
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What can the properties of blood clots tell us about the risk of stroke in atrial fibrillation?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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Understanding how genetic alterations lead to hypertrophic cardiomyopathyUniversity of Leeds | Professor Michelle Peckham
Professor Michelle Peckham and her team at the University of Leeds are looking at how changes in genes cause a common inherited heart disease called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or HCM. HCM is the most common reason for sudden death in a...
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Tackling inequalities in heart health and care: our policy initiatives
Discover our policy work on tackling inequalities in heart and circulatory disease in the UK.
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An invention to ease fluid build-up in heart failureUniversity of Manchester | Dr Leonard Ebah
According to data from 2015, more than half a million people in the UK are living with heart failure. A debilitating symptom of heart failure can be excessive fluid accumulation in the body, causing swelling and breathing problems. Some peo...
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Studying the role of insulin in macrophagesUniversity College London | Dr Ines Pineda Torra
Dr Matthew Gage and his colleagues at University College London (UCL) are studying the role of insulin in immune cells called macrophages. These cells are involved in driving inflammation and, indirectly, in atherosclerosis – when blood ves...
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Heart attack blood test sensitive enough to be used in portable device
The blood vessels of middle-aged men and women adapt differently to regular exercise according to new research being presented today at the British Cardiovascular Society conference in Manchester.
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High blood pressure: how research is uncovering causes and treatments
Professor Ian Wilkinson reveals how scientific discoveries could change how we think about the causes of high blood pressure, its diagnosis and treatment.
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Identifying and reversing risks of heart disease in childrenUniversity of Oxford | Dr Alexander Jones
Obesity and physical inactivity are becoming more common in children and are major risk factors for heart and circulatory diseases. Although we may not see the effects until children get older, we know that disease processes begin in childh...