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Becki developed high blood pressure during her pregnancy. Our research has helped her get her blood pressure under control and could also reduce her risk of having heart problems in future.

In a landmark move, the government has today announced that CPR will be added to the national curriculum.

Our new report sets out a blueprint for heart failure services to respond by building back better, with the right care and support provided so that people can live well with heart failure for longer.

Health issues can have a huge impact on romantic relationships. We meet a couple who faced the challenges of heart problems and a cancer diagnosis by working together.

Long-term sleep deprivation can damage your health. Get our expert's tips on how to get a better night's sleep.

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University of Bristol | Professor Alastair Poole

Professor Alastair Poole and his colleagues at the University of Bristol are studying how platelets work to reveal new ways to prevent blood clots forming inside blood vessels, reducing the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Platelets f...

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University of Birmingham | Dr Neil Morgan

Platelets are important cells in the blood that stick together and help your blood to clot when you cut yourself. Some people have an unexplained lack of platelets in their blood, in a disorder called thrombocytopenia. Thrombocytopenia can ...

Follow our tips to lower your blood pressure, such as regular physical activity, keeping a healthy weight, eating a well-balanced diet, reducing salt and more, here.

Discover a day in the life of Dr Karla O'Neill, whose research will bring us closer to treatments that can restore the body's ability to grow new blood vessels.

Doctors could soon be able to use a special imaging technique to find people at risk of a heart attack.