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Eating too much salt can lead to high blood pressure, so it’s important that we try to control how much is in our diet. Find out more about salt and how our researchers are trying to uncover

Our research has helped us understand more about the side effects people can experience while taking statins, and that they may not be as common as you think.

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University of Edinburgh | Professor Rustam Al-Shahi Salman

More than one third of the adults with a stroke due to bleeding into the brain – known as brain haemorrhage – are taking drugs to prevent clotting when they have a brain haemorrhage. These patients have previously suffered illnesses like an...

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St George's, University of London | Professor Anthony Albert

This studentship will research how calcium sensing receptors found on the surface of cells lining the blood vessels (endothelial cells) regulate contraction and relaxation of blood vessels. The team believes that one way in which calcium s...

Dietitian Mei Wan shares 6 delicious and healthy stir-fry sauces that will give your stir fries attitude, while looking after your heart.

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New research from Nottingham University shows that around half of people taking statins do not see their cholesterol drop to the recommended levels within two years.

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King's College London | Professor Catherine Shanahan

Blood vessels must be able to stretch and contract to maintain blood pressure. However, in some people, especially the elderly and people with kidney failure, the blood vessels can become filled with calcium deposits that make them rigid li...