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Millions of people across the UK are living with undiagnosed conditions that significantly increase their risk of heart or circulatory diseases, including high blood pressure (hypertension), high cholesterol and atrial fibrillation (AF).

Turning Back The Tide is our new five-point plan to improve outcomes for people with or at risk of heart and circulatory diseases. Find out more.

Find out how James Hall got back to the job he loves after he had a stroke and became partially sighted overnight.

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University of Dundee | Dr Niall Fraser

The heart is an adaptable organ, having in-built reversible mechanisms that enable it to meet the needs of the body. One of these mechanisms involves changing the chemical composition of some of its existing proteins – which is a much quick...

A new 10-minute scan could enable the detection and cure of the most common cause of high blood pressure, according to research we fund at Queen Mary University of London and published in Nature Medicine.

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University of Cambridge | Professor Nicholas Morrell

Pulmonary arterial hypertension, or PAH, is a serious condition where the small arteries inside the lungs become narrow. This puts a strain on the heart, which has to pump harder to force the blood supply through these narrowed lung vessels...

When you're a carer, taking a break is vital to your wellbeing. We explain what respite care is and meet people who've benefitted.

We asked readers for their perfect poached egg tips, and got some great responses. Here's the best of them.

New research we funded indicates the important role nitrates play in cardiovascular health