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Charity shops 'more important to society' than ever
A new survey commissioned by the British Heart Foundation reveals that UK shoppers are expected to shop second-hand to save money and support those in need, following the Covid-19 pandemic. Charity shops could be vital to the UK’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic by helping people save money, shop sustainably and fund charitable services, according to new insight.
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Can a healthy diet reduce your dementia risk?
Research suggests there’s a diet that may help to prevent dementia. Our Senior Dietitian Victoria Taylor explains.
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The art of letting go
Living with a heart condition can sometimes mean giving up something you love. We have tips on how to adjust from experts and people who've been through it.
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Exercising as an older adult, the safe and enjoyable way
Why it pays to keep active as you age – and how best to do it.
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Why aren't firefighters FIREFROOF?University of Edinburgh | Professor Nicholas Mills
Firefighters are at an increased risk of having a cardiovascular event, like a heart attack. It is the commonest cause of death in these individuals, accounting for 45 per cent of deaths on duty. The reasons why remain unknown, but could be...
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Obesity leads to harmful activation of the immune system
Our researchers find that obesity and a diet high in fat could lead to a harmful activation of the immune system and increase a person's risk of heart attack.
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How do prostanoids work to treat pulmonary hypertension?University of Bradford | Professor Timothy Palmer
Supervised by Professor Timothy Palmer, a PhD student is working out how a class of drugs called prostanoids could help people with pulmonary arterial hypertension, or PAH, live longer. PAH is a disease where lung artery walls become progr...
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Helping anti-clotting drugs work betterQueen Mary, University of London | Professor Timothy Warner
Professor Timothy Warner wants to understand how anti-clotting medicines work to find new ways to prevent heart and circulatory disease. In atherosclerosis, the underlying cause of coronary heart disease, the coronary arteries fur up wit...
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Our work wouldn't be possible without your help. Here are just a few of our recent campaigning achievements.
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Using a ‘pulmonary-artery-on-a-chip’ to test treatments for PAHImperial College London | Dr Beata J Wojciak Stothard
In pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), narrowing of small arteries in the lung severely restricts oxygen supply to the body. Dr Wojciak-Stothard and her team have identified that a molecule called Arf6 is activated in blood vessel cell...