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8 ways to get active every day
Everyday activities, like walking or cycling to the shops, all count! Get tips on building more activity into your daily routine.
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500,000 missed out on blood pressure lowering drugs during pandemic
Nearly half a million people missed out on starting medication to lower their blood pressure during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to research supported by the British Heart Foundation Data Science Centre at Health Data Research UK and published in Nature Medicine
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How the Piezo1 protein helps endothelial cells respond to stretchUniversity of Leeds | Professor David Beech
Professor David Beech and colleagues at the University of Leeds have been awarded a PhD studentship to allow a young researcher to study the physical forces within blood vessels. They have shown that a protein called Piezo1, an ion chan...
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8 ways to stay slim for life
It's not about dieting: our dietitian presents 8 recommendations to help you stay slim for life. Find out more.
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How the kidney and carotid body interact to cause high blood pressureUniversity of Exeter | Dr Maarten Koeners
Dr Maarten Koeners from the University of Bristol wants to better understand the causes and mechanisms of hypertension, or high blood pressure, so we can develop more effective treatments. High blood pressure is a risk factor for several...
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Finding out why obesity leads to heart diseaseUniversity of Cambridge | Professor Antonio Vidal Puig
Obesity can lead to a number of serious or life-threatening diseases, including diabetes and heart disease. When adipose tissue cannot store any more fat, then the excess fats can go to other organs, poisoning them. This is called ‘lipotoxi...
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Heart care waiting list at record high in England for another month
Latest NHS England figures published today show that the number of people on cardiac waiting lists has risen to a record high of 396,743 at the end of June 2023 in England
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BHF proposes 150 shop closures to maintain sustainable retail network
Today we have announced proposals to close around 150 of our shops and stores over the next two financial years to ensure our retail network remains commercially sustainable and continues to generate vital funds for lifesaving research.
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Looking for ways to boost blood vessel growth in peripheral arterial diseaseUniversity of Edinburgh | Dr Tijana MITIC
BHF Career Re-entry Research Fellow Tijana Mitic is studying ways to restore blood supply in the legs when blood vessels become damaged, for instance in peripheral arterial disease. Peripheral arterial disease results from a build-up of...
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Peers vote to improve workforce planning in the Health and Care Bill
We take a look at key developments in the Health and Care Bill as it makes its way through Parliament.