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How tissue factor triggers blood clottingCardiff University | Professor Peter Collins
When blood clots form in blood vessels they block the flow of blood and can cause heart attacks and strokes. Finding new ways to manage blood clotting could prevent and treat blood clots that lead to a heart attack or stroke. Blood clot...
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Clarifying the link between high blood pressure, its medicines, and type 2 diabetesUniversity of Oxford | Professor Kazem Rahimi
Oxford researchers are using Big Data to understand the links between high blood pressure and diabetes. Millions of people in the UK are living with diabetes and/or high blood pressure, also called hypertension. These conditions raise peop...
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Does mutated aquaporin-1 cause pulmonary hypertension?University of Cambridge | Professor Nicholas Morrell
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) – high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs – is a rare but incurable condition that leads to heart failure. Several genetic mutations found in people with PAH patients are known to play an impor...
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High blood pressure patients not taking meds
People are putting their health at risk by not taking their blood pressure medication, research claims.
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How to cope with eating difficulties after a stroke
Eating and drinking after a stroke can be a challenge. Senior Dietitian Victoria Taylor gives her advice on keeping nourished.
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Remarkable and inspiring BHF fundraiser passes away at 108
Joan Willett, a double heart attack survivor from Hastings who reached 108-years-old, passed away peacefully on Friday (29th November 2024).
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Understanding how blood flow causes vessel damage in atherosclerosisUniversity of Sheffield | Dr Jovana Serbanovic Canic
Atherosclerosis – the build-up of fatty deposits in the arteries – tends to develop in areas where the blood vessels are exposed to stress caused by changes in blood flow. This causes cells that line the blood vessel to die off, which furth...
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How to avoid winter weight gain
Do you usually gain a few pounds over the winter? Senior Dietitian Victoria Taylor explains how to stay strong this year.
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Can I use stanols and sterols to reduce my cholesterol?
Our expert explains what stanols and sterols are and what you should do if you're taking statins.
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Blood pressure checks in high street pharmacies could save thousands of lives
The NHS has announced the nationwide rollout of lifesaving blood pressure checks in high street pharmacies.