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With spring here at last, we have more daylight hours. Read how to use them wisely to maintain your heart health.

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

Inherited or genetic heart conditions information including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments and prevention.

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.

RESEARCH

University of Glasgow | Professor Godfrey L Smith

Researchers in Glasgow are studying why, after heart attack, electrical conduction through the heart changes. When the heart beats, all of its cells must contract in coordinated fashion. To make this happen, an electrical signal spreads ra...

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

Sleeping more than seven or less than six hours a night has been linked to a higher risk of a heart attack or stroke, according to new research.

We fact-check claims that eating 'superfoods’ like broccoli, cauliflower and kale every day can reduce high blood pressure.

We look behind the headlines after research suggests that eating more vegetables may not protect you against developing heart and circulatory disease.

Researchers have recently been quoted in newspapers saying, “Artificial sweeteners should not be considered a safe alternative to sugar.” But what’s the truth? We look behind the headlines.