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Diet in childhood linked to blood vessel damage in teenage years
Diets high in calories, fat and sugar in childhood can cause damage to blood vessel function, known to heighten the risk of early heart attacks and strokes, as early as adolescence according to research funded by us.
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Making healthy choices easier
We’ve been funding research to show how policy changes to make healthy choices easier could improve all our health, and campaigning for them to happen.
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Family history
If you have a family history of a heart or circulatory disease you’re at higher risk of developing conditions like coronary heart disease and having a heart attack or stroke.
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Low blood pressure
Having low blood pressure doesn’t necessarily mean there is a problem, but it could be the result of another illness or condition.
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Vascular dementia
Vascular dementia happens when there's a problem with the blood supply to your brain. Learn about the symptoms of vascular dementia and how it can be treated and managed.
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Contraception, pregnancy and pre-eclampsia
Read our information on contraception, blood clot risk, getting pregnant with a heart condition, genetic testing, pre-eclampsia risk and support.
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RESEARCH
Looking for ways to prevent blood vessels from hardeningUniversity of Manchester | Professor Ann Canfield (EMERITUS)
Professor Ann Canfield and colleagues at the University of Manchester are looking for ways to prevent and treat the hardening of blood vessels, where blood vessels stiffen due to deposits of a bone-like material. This ‘calcification’ increa...
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Is too much sitting bad for your health?Loughborough University | Professor Mark Hamer
Many of us spend a lot of time sitting down, either sitting at a desk, driving or watching TV. But it is important to get active - physical activity reduces the risk of many diseases including heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Despite the...
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How fat cells damage blood vesselsCardiff Metropolitan University | Professor Philip E James
Obesity is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease because being overweight or obese can increase the risk of developing high blood pressure and diabetes. In this project, Dr Philip James and colleagues will examine how fat cells ca...
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Finding out if protein called Brn-3b controls aortic stiffnessUniversity College London | Dr Vishwanie Budhram-Mahadeo
Dr Vishwanie Budhram Mahadeo from University College London is studying a protein called Brn-3b, to find out if this protein could hold the key to preventing stiffness of the heart’s major artery. The aorta is a large, elastic blood ves...