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University of Oxford | Dr Pawel Swietach

Heart failure reduces the pumping function of the heart, which can make even basic exercise almost impossible, disturb heart rhythm and shorten life expectancy. Researchers are trying to understand what controls the normal synchronised cont...

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Queen's University Belfast | Dr Denise M McDonald

Dr Denise McDonald and Dr Anthony Collins from Queen’s University in Belfast, Northern Ireland, are investigating what controls growth of new blood vessels in the retina of the eye. Damage to these intricate vessels stops oxygen reaching th...

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University of Oxford | Dr Mark Crabtree

Maintaining the right balance in the body of beneficial chemicals called nitric oxide (NO) and damaging chemicals called reactive oxygen species (ROS) is essential for our heart and circulatory system to work correctly. In some diseases suc...

New more effective treatments for high blood pressure could be possible thanks to the discovery that the nitric oxide that regulates blood pressure is formed in nerves rather than in the walls of blood vessels.

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We've picked out 5 free swimming apps that will encourage you to keep going when you're in the pool.

For those with mobility issues, chair-based exercise is a great way to build your fitness. Try these 5 easy-to-follow chair exercises.

We all have ups and downs, but it’s how we respond that counts. Here are 5 small things you can do to boost your mood in less than 5 minutes.