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Professor Catherine Shanahan (PhD) explains what coronary artery calcification means, how it’s tested, what your score means and what treatment involves.

What time you eat - and even what time you stop eating - could be affecting your health. Senior Dietitian Victoria Taylor investigates.

RESEARCH

University of Oxford | Dr Ellie Tzima

Endothelial cells line the inside surface of blood vessels. They are constantly exposed to shear stress – the friction generated by blood flowing across the surface of the cells. Endothelial cells respond to changes in shear stress and t...

Pauline Boye woke up at 4am and needed to go the bathroom. One problem, she couldn’t get out of bed. The 49-year-old had a stroke in her sleep and her right side was paralysed. On World Stroke Day, Pauline’s story reminds us of the heartbreaking cost of stroke – and the pressing need for more research to prevent and treat it.

Find out what these people have learned from living with a heart condition and what tips they’d give to others

A heart murmur is an unexpected or unusual sound in your heart. It is usually harmless, but sometimes relates to a problem with your heart.

A cardiac arrest is when your heart suddenly stops pumping blood around your body. Although it's sometimes mistaken for a heart attack, a cardiac arrest is different.

Disjointed and unequal care, likely exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, is leading to more people dying with heart failure, according to our new report.

We share expert tips to help you sleep better, from winding down to sticking to a bedtime routine.

Learn why it's important to have your cholesterol tested, what you'll learn from the cholesterol test and what you can do about it.