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How to stay healthy in later life
Don’t be set in your ways – getting active, eating well and losing weight can help you stay healthy well into old age, as two experts tell Rachael Healy.
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Developing new tracers that detect low oxygen levelsKing's College London | Dr Richard Southworth
Dr Richard Southworth and his team at King’s College London are studying new radioactive tracers that could help doctors diagnose heart disease earlier. When the blood supply to the heart is restricted by narrowed or blocked arteries, tiss...
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Influencing Government and health services in response to Covid-19
We’re working with politicians and decision-makers to ensure that everyone living with heart and circulatory diseases has the best guidance, support and access to services possible.
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ACE inhibitors and what they do
ACE inhibitors are medicines used to treat high blood pressure, heart attack and heart failure. Find out how they work, types of ACE inhibitor medicines and potential side effects.
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Meet the charity shop couples... together for 130 years combined
This summer, we are encouraging the nation to book a taster volunteering session with their local shop. Three couples share the reasons they love volunteering…
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Maximising the impact of volunteering
Volunteering has changed since the Covid-19 pandemic. Our volunteering report is about how we can maximise the value and benefits of volunteering. It includes recommendations for how the Government can support this.
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New scan of small blood vessels could help spot people with anginaUniversity of Glasgow | Professor Colin Berry
Standard NHS scans of the heart (angiograms) cannot pick up the smaller blood vessels in the heart. This means in some people with angina, problems affecting the smaller blood vessels may be missed and scans can appear normal, potentially l...
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Can we target the cancer-like growth of cells to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension?Imperial College London | Professor Lan Zhao
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a life-threatening disease with no cure where high blood pressure in the lungs puts strain on the right side of the heart and leads to heart failure. PAH involves the over-production of cells in the ...
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A day in the life: Valerie O'Donnell
Professor Valerie O'Donnell tells us about her life-saving research into how blood clots form in aneurysms.
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Tom Lockyer and Panini launch exclusive sticker to support BHF
Panini has teamed up with Bristol Rovers defender and huge Panini collector Tom Lockyer to launch a limited‑edition shiny sticker, celebrating his extraordinary recovery from cardiac arrest and raising vital funds for the British Heart Foundation this Heart Month.