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In an open letter to the Health and Social Care Secretary, BHF, Tesco and two other leading health charity partners are urging the UK Government to make healthier food sales reporting mandatory for all supermarkets and major food businesses.

In 1979 , Sir Terence English performed the first successful British heart transplant. In this article, we look back at his journey and its influence on heart transplantation today.

New research shows every minute counts for patients who suffer the most severe type of heart attack.

We look behind the headlines after research suggests that eating more vegetables may not protect you against developing heart and circulatory disease.

Our new partnership with the Francis Crick Institute aims to improve understanding of cardiovascular health and disease.

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University of Bristol | Dr Emma Hart

The development of high blood pressure (hypertension) is incompletely understood. Dr Emma Hart and colleagues believe that reduced brain blood flow might be involved in the development of hypertension because an increase in blood pressure h...

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Imperial College London | Professor Molly Stevens

Scientific advances mean that it is now possible to grow heart cells in the laboratory from stem cells. There are several potential uses for lab-grown cells. For instance, to create ‘prosthetic’ heart tissue to repair the damage caused by a...

Find out the truth behind recent reports that common painkillers like naproxen and ibuprofen could be leading to heart problems.

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