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Over 400,000 people in Wales are currently living with cardiovascular disease. But with the public’s support, we can give more hearts a fighting chance.

Few things are harder than losing someone who means a lot to you. Sarah Brealey shares an expert’s advice on how to cope with grief.

BHF dietitian Dell Stanford explains how to eat healthily if you’ve been diagnosed with diabetes, including which foods you can enjoy and which to avoid

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BHF Senior Dietitian, Dell Stanford, explains how our diet can affect our mental wellbeing

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University of Leeds | Professor Mark Kearney

Over one billion people worldwide suffer from obesity and/or obesity-related Type 2 diabetes. These disorders are a major cause of heart attacks, heart failure, lower limb amputation and dementia. Modern treatments for Type 2 diabetes only ...

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Imperial College London | Dr Josefin Ahnstrom

Blood clotting is regulated by several different pathways, including a pathway that involves a protein called activated protein C, which prevents clotting. To work properly protein C relies on a partner, protein S. People who lack or have a...

This award honours the contributions of individuals, groups, or organisations who have made a lasting, meaningful difference to those affected by cardiovascular disease.

Currently, there are over 225,000 people battling with cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Northern Ireland. Our local work and research is powered by your support. Every minute of your time and every donation will help make a difference to local people's lives.

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University of Sheffield | Professor Sheila Francis

A partnership between Dr Sheila Francis at the University of Sheffield and Dr Emmanuel Pinteaux at the University of Manchester has been awarded nearly £300,000 over three years to investigate the role of interleukins in coronary heart dise...