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How do omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids help to regulate blood pressure?University of Reading | Dr Alister McNeish
Researchers at the University of Reading want to understand exactly how eating oily fish lowers blood pressure. Eating fish or taking fish oil supplements that are high in omega-3 has been shown to improve health. One way that fish oils ...
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Predicting the best way to reset the heart’s rhythmImperial College London | Dr Zachary Whinnett
People with abnormal heart rhythms are sometimes treated with a method called ‘pacing’ which uses small electrical pulses to reset their heartbeat. Scientists have recently discovered a new method for resetting the heartbeat called His-paci...
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An invention to ease fluid build-up in heart failureUniversity of Manchester | Dr Leonard Ebah
According to data from 2015, more than half a million people in the UK are living with heart failure. A debilitating symptom of heart failure can be excessive fluid accumulation in the body, causing swelling and breathing problems. Some peo...
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Government confirms plans to teach CPR in schools
The Education Secretary Damian Hinds has today confirmed plans to add life saving CPR to the school curriculum in England.
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The average Brit spends five years of their life feeling BORED
The average Brit spends five years of their life feeling bored. A survey of 2,000 adults found we succumb to boredom twice a day on average - for a total of two hours every day.
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Why do some people with pulmonary hypertension not respond to drugs?Imperial College London | Dr Christopher Rhodes
BHF Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellow Dr Christopher Rhodes is looking for ways to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a serious condition where people have high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs. Current treatme...
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Braised beef with red onionsMain meal, Serves: 4, Prep time: 20
Braised beef with red onions.
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Call for pre-Christmas donations to cope with bumper demand
Toys, board games and puzzles are in higher demand than ever. Have a pre-Christmas clear out and donate toys and games you no longer use.
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How an imbalance between nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species contributes to heart diseaseUniversity 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...
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Average ambulance waits for heart attacks and strokes rise to 46 minutes
Average ambulance response times for category 2 calls - which includes suspected heart attacks and strokes were 46 minutes in December in England, up from 39 minutes in November, latest NHS figures show.