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Almost a fifth of Brits have donated unwanted Christmas gifts to charity before
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is calling on the public to donate their quality unwanted Christmas gifts to help fund lifesaving research into heart and circulatory diseases.
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Even moderate drinking linked to heart and circulatory diseases
Regularly drinking more than the recommended UK guidelines for alcohol could take years off your life, according to new research that we part-funded published today in the Lancet. The study shows that drinking more alcohol is associated with a higher risk of stroke, fatal aneurysm, heart failure and death.
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Julian shares what it means to be a Community First Responder
We speak to volunteer Julian about being a Community First Responder (CFR) in the West Midlands and using The Circuit to ensure defibrillators are rescue ready.
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New hope for deep vein thrombosis patients
Researchers at the University of Birmingham have found a new target for drugs to prevent dangerous blood clots in the legs, thanks to our funding.
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Developing a better way to diagnose different types of heart failureImperial College London | Professor Peter Weinberg
As the heart contracts, it generates a wave of increased blood flow through our arteries. As it relaxes, flow decreases. Studies have shown that analysing these ‘arterial waves’ could help distinguish between two types of heart failure - ...
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Uncovering clues about a subtype of immune cells that contributes to heart diseaseUniversity of Oxford | Professor Claudia Monaco
Obesity and type 2 diabetes are ‘metabolic’ diseases that increase the risk of atherosclerosis, a build-up of fatty material inside the arteries. When these fatty plaques break apart they can trigger a heart attack or stroke. A common f...
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7 ways to have a healthy movie night
Need some snacks to go with your film? We offer some heart-healthy choices for your movie night
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A study of kidney donors to understand the link between kidney disease and heart diseaseUniversity of Birmingham | Professor Jonathan N Townend
Dr Jonathan Townend’s team from Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham is researching the link between kidney disease and the development of heart disease. Changes in the kidney as a result of disease are thought to affect the heart and cir...
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What is a normal pulse rate?
A normal resting heart rate should be between 60 to 100 beats a minute. Find out what can cause your pulse rate to change and when to seek medical help.
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Research links eating a large meal to detection of metabolic diseases
Researchers have found a gene that redirects fats to be stored in organs, which is an early sign of metabolic disease and diabetes.