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Queen Mary, University of London | Dr Maria Paula Longhi

Dr Paula Longhi and her team at Queen Mary, University of London are studying why people who are obese are at higher risk of developing heart and circulatory diseases, type 2 diabetes, and high blood pressure. White blood cells can become i...

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University of Oxford | Professor Claudia Monaco

Obesity and type 2 diabetes are ‘metabolic’ diseases that increase the risk of atherosclerosis, a build-up of fatty material inside the arteries. When these fatty plaques break apart they can trigger a heart attack or stroke. A common f...

Find out how Covid-19 can lead to conditions such as blood clots, heart damage, palpitations and high heart rate.

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University College London | Professor Alun Hughes

Professor Alun Hughes is studying how events in early adulthood influence our risk of heart and circulatory disease and diabetes in later life. We already know that events in the womb and in childhood influence our likelihood of developi...

Do people taking the weight-loss injection Mounjaro really lose more weight than those taking Wegovy? Get the BHF verdict.

Leading mid-career scientists from the UK, France, Germany, and the Netherlands are coming together to accelerate breakthroughs in the detection, diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease.

Find out how much you really know about statins and cholesterol with our quiz.

Find out why recent headlines say statins do not cause most of the 66 possible side effects listed in medicine package leaflets, including weight gain, headaches and feeling sick.

The PATHWAY studies were three important trials exploring new, more personalised ways of treating high blood pressure.

Find out what giving blood involves, where you can donate blood, and whether you can give blood if you have heart disease.