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The Government has missed an opportunity to strengthen the Health & Care Bill after key amendments were rejected yesterday.

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.

Walking groups are fun and easy to get involved in. Learn how they can benefit you.

BHF study finds cascade testing service for FH is cost effective, lifesaving and could avoid thousands of heart attacks and strokes.

Our Senior Cardiac Nurse finds out what’s involved in a lung function test, including what you need to do to prepare and how long results take.

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University of Nottingham | Dr Jeanette Woolard

A molecule called adenosine is released from cells throughout the body to help protect them and repair them when damaged. Scientists hope to develop drugs that mimic how adenosine works to produce similar protective and healing effects. ...

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University 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...

The Mexican tetra fish can repair its heart after damage — something researchers have been striving to achieve in humans for years. Now, new research funded by the British Heart Foundation published in Cell Reports suggests that a gene called lrrc10 may hold the key to this fish’s remarkable ability.

A Doppler test is a quick and painless way to detect blood flow. Professor Charles McCollum gives Senior Cardiac Nurse Emily McGrath the low-down.