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The hearts of babies born prematurely develop differently following birth, and continue to be different even into adulthood, according to new research from the University of Oxford. These changes may explain their increased risk of developing heart failure early in life, amongst other adverse effects.

Obesity poses a grave threat to our national health and wealth. As one in four adults lives with obesity we know that millions of people are at increased risk of heart and circulatory diseases right now, and that comes with an estimated annual cost to the economy of £58bn.

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Imperial College London | Dr Stephen Wort

People with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) have high blood pressure in their lungs. This causes a thickening of the lung’s blood vessel walls, which increases resistance to the blood flow but also puts a strain on the right side of t...

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University of Oxford | Dr Mark Crabtree

Maintaining the right balance in the body of beneficial chemicals called nitric oxide (NO) and damaging chemicals called reactive oxygen species (ROS) is essential for our heart and circulatory system to work correctly. In some diseases suc...

Find out how walking football improved these lifelong football devotees health and wellbeing after they developed heart problems.

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University of Manchester | Professor Andrew Trafford

Supervised by Professor Andrew Trafford, this Clinical Research Training Fellowship is investigating new ways to treat heart failure. Heart failure occurs when the heart muscle has become damaged, often after a heart attack or long term ...

Find out what foods and drinks cause high cholesterol and how to avoid them with easy healthy swaps.

The Covid-19 pandemic could lead to a surge of fitness enthusiasts, according to our new survey. As part of our MyMarathon campaign which asks people to take on a marathon distance (26.2 miles) over the month of June, we took a deep dive into the exercise habits of the UK.

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This January, we are calling on people across the UK to kick off the new year by decluttering and donating any unwanted Christmas gifts, especially toys, to help fund lifesaving research.