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Why am I always tired
BHF Senior Cardiac Nurse, Regina Giblin, explains how lack of oxygen to the heart and medicine side effects can cause long-term tiredness in people with heart and circulatory conditions.
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Is butter as bad as we thought?
Whilst the findings indicate a small association between butter consumption and cardiovascular risk, it does not give us the green light to start eating more butter
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My job as a lawyer was stressful and it contributed to my heart disease
Rachel Boothroyd was working as a successful lawyer in the city when she felt something was wrong with her body. "I thought heart disease was a risk I could manage – I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, and I watch what I eat. I thought I could stay on top of it, but heart disease came into my life as it does for so many people. It’s one of the biggest killers in the UK."
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'Wegovy' weight loss drug could improve heart failure symptoms
The weight loss medication semaglutide – better known as Wegovy – can benefit people living with heart failure and obesity, according to research presented today at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress in Amsterdam and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Help researchers learn about impact of coronavirus with app
People with heart and circulatory diseases can contribute to the fight against the coronavirus (Covid-19) by downloading a symptoms-logging app developed by leading researchers.
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Leading health charities call for action in Scotland
Working with other charities in Scotland, we’re calling for all political parties to commit to take the actions that could save thousands of lives from preventable diseases.
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How GLP-1 producing cells in the brain affect the heart and circulatory systemUniversity College London | Professor Stefan Trapp
Glucagon-like-peptide-1 (GLP-1) is a molecule made by the gut and the brain that reduces appetite and helps control blood sugar levels. Drugs that mimic the effects of GLP-1 are currently used to lower body weight and treat diabetes. Howeve...
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Fatty attraction and metabolic syndromeQueen Mary, University of London | Dr Claudio Mauro
Dr Claudio Mauro and his colleagues at Queen Mary, University of London, are studying how metabolic syndrome affects the immune system, where high blood sugars, high cholesterol and insulin resistance can result in inflammation and increase...
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Damage limitation after a heart attackUniversity College London | Professor Sean Davidson
Dr Sean Davidson is studying how we can protect the heart from further damage after a heart attack to prevent progression to heart failure During a heart attack, the heart is starved of blood carrying oxygen. The only way to protect the ...
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Can we protect against high levels of stress hormones that cause heart disease?University of Edinburgh | Dr Mark Nixon
High levels of stress hormones, called glucocorticoids, are known to cause obesity, diabetes and heart and circulatory diseases. The hormones circulate in the blood bound to another molecule called corticosteroid binding globulin (CBG), whi...