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

Pies are a popular, though rarely heart-healthy, comfort food. But with a few changes even those with heart and circulatory disease can enjoy them.

What is the link between our body's daily cycles and our heart health? Dr Phoebe Kitscha explores the exciting research inspired by zebrafish.

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Queen Mary, University of London | Dr Andrew Smith

In this Intermediate Basic Science Fellowship Dr Andrew Smith from University College London will study regions of our DNA to find out why coronary heart disease often runs in families. We know that there are regions of our DNA that are lin...

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University of Nottingham | Professor John David Brook

Congenital heart disease affects around 1 in 133 newborn babies. Genetics play a large part in this, and in many cases there are complex interactions between many different genes. A genetic test called an ‘array-CGH’ can reveal more about t...

Watch our animation to discover why brushing your teeth can help your cardiovascular system, and get answers to some common questions about oral health and heart conditions.

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University of Oxford | Dr Richard Tyser

The heart is the first organ to form in an embryo, and must begin to pump early, but exactly how it first starts to beat is not understood. We know that the beating of the heart is caused by calcium, which moves in and out of cells and tri...