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Discover how much of each type of food should be on your plate for a healthy meal and balanced diet.

We have paid tribute to Dr Doug Gurr for his ‘immense contribution’ as Chair of our Board of Trustees, who stepped down after seven years as Chair.

We’re joining other healthcare organisations and ambulance services in urging people to learn CPR for Restart a Heart Day in light of worrying research that shows that over a third (38%) of UK adults have never undertaken any form of CPR training.

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University of Manchester | Dr Adam Greenstein

Dr Adam Greenstein and his colleagues at the University of Manchester are looking for new ways to treat high blood pressure through a new signalling pathway that they have discovered. The heart pumps blood around the body through blood ...

Laughing is not only enjoyable, it can also be heart-friendly. So is laughter the best medicine after all? Find out how joy affects health and wellbeing.

A combination of heart cells derived from human stem cells could be the answer to developing a desperately-needed treatment for heart failure, according to new research we part-funded published in Nature Biotechnology.

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University of Manchester | Dr Delvac Oceandy

Heart failure is a life-threatening condition that develops when the heart becomes damaged because of a heart attack, high blood pressure or an inherited heart condition. In most cases, the heart fails because heart muscle cells overgrow - ...

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King's College London | Professor Susan Brain

Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is a short protein, produced by certain types of nerves, that relaxes blood vessels. Several decades ago it was realised that CGRP might be beneficial for treating heart and circulatory diseases, but i...

In the most deprived areas of England and Scotland, the nearest 24/7 accessible defibrillator is on average a round trip of over a mile, or 1.8km, according to research supported by the British Heart Foundation (BHF).

Trying to stay healthy over the Christmas period? It's best to know what's really in the foods you're eating