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Vascular dementia: your questions answered
From the stages of vascular dementia to prognosis and life expectancy, we answer common questions about vascular dementia.
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Anti-inflammatory recipes
Try these tasty meals packed with anti-inflammatory foods to fight inflammation.
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How to make a healthier cheese board
Discover the easy tips to make a cheese board that's both flavourful and good for your heart.
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Are statins really a ‘waste of time’ for over-75s?
A new study has reported that statins don’t reduce risk of heart attacks and stroke for over 75s without existing heart or circulatory diseases. We go behind the headlines.
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Is avocado good for the heart?
We look at research that suggests that eating an avocado a week cuts the risk of coronary heart disease by up to a fifth.
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'My daughter saved my life after a heart attack on Diwali'
My daughter, 5, helped saved my life after a heart attack on Diwali – now I want to raise awareness.
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Scarring in veteran male athlete’s hearts linked to risk of dangerous heart rhythms, study suggests
Male endurance athletes who have spent decades training and competing are more likely to develop scarring in their hearts and may be at higher risk of abnormal heart rhythms, according to research we've funded.
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Healthy soft drinks: are carbonated, coconut and tonic water good for you?
BHF Senior Dietitian Dell Stanford shares the healthiest beverages to drink and explains why sugar-free soft and fizzy drinks are a better choice for your heart.
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Are nuts good for you? The best nuts to eat
Nuts are packed with vitamins, minerals, protein and good fats. But which nuts are the healthiest? BHF Senior Dietitian Tracy Parker explains.
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Developing a sensor for blood vessel damageManchester Metropolitan University | Dr Stephen White
Around a third of heart attacks are caused when fatty plaques in the walls of arteries become unstable and rupture. This tends to happen when the cells that line the blood vessels – endothelial cells – detach, causing the formation of blood...