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Find out how science will help improve treatment for chest pain with world-leading expert Dr Rasha Al-Lamee.

Senior Dietitian, Victoria Taylor, answers some common healthy eating questions.

Looking after yourself can be tough when you’re living with a mental health problem. By taking small steps towards a healthier lifestyle, you can improve your overall health and feel better.

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King's College London | Professor Manuel Mayr

Most heart attacks and strokes occur because the arteries feeding the heart or brain have become clogged with fatty plaques, a condition called atherosclerosis. Your risk of atherosclerosis is increased when you have high levels of fats in ...

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University of Oxford | Professor Rebecca Sitsapesan

Statins are effective cholesterol-lowering drugs that reduce people’s risk of heart attacks and strokes. However, some people taking statins can experience side effects in their muscles. In very rare cases, it can lead to a potentially fata...

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Imperial College London | Professor Peter Weinberg

Professor Peter Weinberg and his colleagues at Imperial College London are looking into why atherosclerosis - when arteries become furred up with fatty plaques and narrow – develops unevenly in blood vessels. Scientists believe that dif...

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University of Leeds | Dr Sarah C Calaghan

Statins are medicines taken by millions of people in the UK as an effective way to lower their risk of having a heart attack or a stroke. However, some people who take statins develop a side-effect that causes muscle pain and weakness, part...

Are flax seeds good for me and are they better crushed or whole? Find out more.

What's your heart age? Find out with this calculator from NHS Choices and the British Heart Foundation

Barbara Casadei combines her role as a heart doctor at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford with pioneering work to improve our understanding of atrial fibrillation