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Perfect portion sizes
How many calories you need varies depending on your weight, gender and how active you are. Read more about the right portion sizes for you.
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Heroic relay inspires over 20,000 people to learn lifesaving CPR
The Sky Bet ‘Every Minute Matters’ Relay culminated at Wembley Stadium following 28 days of almost non-stop walking, running and cycling as it encouraged over 20,000 people to learn CPR via the British Heart Foundation's RevivR tool.
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Working out how to prevent abnormal blood vessel growthUniversity College London | Professor John Greenwood
Professor John Greenwood and his team at University College London are studying how to prevent uncontrolled growth of abnormal blood vessels, which is a feature of several conditions, including cancer, atherosclerosis, arthritis and eye di...
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Are open fires and wood-burners bad for your health?
There are few who don’t enjoy warming up by a fire in winter or sitting around a fire pit outside in the summer. Yet few people know that open fires and wood burners release pollutants into the air known as PM2.5, which can seriously damage your heart and circulatory health.
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Adrenaline and atrial fibrillationUniversity of Glasgow | Dr Antony Workman
Dr Anthony Workman and his team at the University of Glasgow are studying atrial fibrillation - or AF - a common abnormal heart rhythm where the heart’s upper chambers, the atria, beat irregularly. People with atrial fibrillation are more l...
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Understanding the different ways NRP1 helps promote blood vessel growthUniversity College London | Professor Christiana Ruhrberg
The growth of new blood vessels is important to repair damaged tissue after a heart attack or stroke. It’s also important that blood vessels grow when and where they are needed and not in a dysfunctional way. A molecule in blood vessel cell...
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Team BHF raise over £1.5 million at the London Marathon
More than 760 BHF runners including Jack Wilshere, Lisa McGrillis and Steve Sidwell raise over £1.5 million for the BHF at the 2025 TCS London Marathon
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Does a protein called Syk offer hope for new anti-clotting drugs?University of Birmingham | Professor Stephen P Watson
Supervised by BHF Professor Stephen Watson, a PhD student is working to understand if a protein called Syk could help to prevent blood clotting. Platelets are small cells in the blood which clump together at sites of injury to prevent bloo...
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Your nutrition questions
Our senior dietitian answers your questions on healthy eating including food myths, and maintaining a healthy weight.
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Painkillers: Common questions answered
From whether branded tablets work better to taking them during pregnancy, we answer your questions about over-the-counter painkillers.