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We must create a new, healthier and greener settlement when rebuilding society following the coronavirus crisis, one which embraces cleaner air in our towns and cities.

With warmer days and lighter evenings, now is the perfect time to enjoy outdoor activities. Find out more ways to get active.

Research funded by us, presented at the British Cardiovascular Society Conference and funded by us, has shown that the more children a mother has, the greater her risk of heart attack, stroke and heart failure.

Modern drugs can be very effective for treating cancer and there have been major recent advances in their development. However, some anti-cancer drugs cause high blood pressure and can impair the pumping activity of the heart, leaving patients at risk of heart failure, heart attack, stroke and kidney failure. We are funding a new research project which aims to give new hope to cancer patients who develop heart problems as a side effect of their treatment.

We're funding a study to repair a broken link to nerve cells that exacerbates damage caused by cardiovascular disease.

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University of Bristol | Professor Paolo Madeddu

Over recent decades scientists have carried out clinical trials to try to repair damaged or failing hearts using injections of stem cells, in particular from bone marrow. Although some trials have shown a very slight improvement in heart fu...

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King's College London | Professor Simon Redwood

A cardiac arrest is a serious condition where the heart stops beating. Only one in 10 people who have a cardiac arrest out of hospital survive. In this clinical trial conducted across London, Professor Simon Redwood and his team will assess...

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An antioxidant drug reverses atherosclerosis and could be used to prevent heart attacks and strokes due to clots, according to research we've funded and published today in Journal of the American Heart Association.