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Sustainable fashion advocate, model and Love Island star, Dr Brett Staniland, has been announced as our Retail Ambassador, joining Coronation Street actress Kimberly Hart-Simpson.

8 months after catching coronavirus, James is still struggling with fatigue and chest pain. He describes the mental health impact and how meditation has helped.

BHF Senior Cardiac Nurse Ruth Goss explains that although lowering cholesterol isn't an overnight fix, with a a few lifestyle tweaks alongside taking your prescribed medication, you could see results within a 2 to 3 weeks.

Loneliness can lead to depression and raise your risk of cardiovascular disease, says Professor Georgina Charlesworth who offers tips to help such as mindfulness and meeting new people.

Our Medical Director writes about the recent findings around statins and increased risk of type 2 diabetes. He explains the flaws in the research and why it is crucial people continue to take their statin.

Find out if carrying extra weight around the waist or arms can increase your risk of dementia or Parkinson's disease.

Our expert answers a question on whether you can scuba dive when you have high blood pressure.

Find out how Charlotte Curzon manages her anxiety-related chest pain.

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King's College London | Dr Aleksandar Ivetic

Dr Aleksandar Ivetic and his colleagues at King’s College London are studying ways to prevent uncontrolled blood vessel leakiness, which can be life threatening. Humans are made up of 80% water, 10% of which is carried around our bodies b...

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University of East Anglia | Dr Derek Warren

Healthy blood vessels are constantly responding to their surrounding environment. They are lined with muscle cells that can expand and contract which helps them cope with changes in blood pressure and maintains blood flow throughout the bod...