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  • 5 risk factors for heart disease and how you can control them

    You can do plenty to reduce your chances of heart attack or stroke, whether you have coronary heart and circulatory disease or been told you're at risk. We explain.

  • Tobacco control

    Smoking is still one of the leading preventable causes of ill health and mortality in the UK, with up to 20,000 deaths each year from heart and circulatory diseases attributed to smoking tobacco.

  • Increase your willpower and self-control

    An expert psychologist explains how to increase your willpower and self-control to eat healthily, exercise regularly, quit smoking and live well.

  • RESEARCH

    Characterising calcium control in atrial fibrillation

    University of Oxford | Professor Rebecca Sitsapesan

    Atrial fibrillation (AF), a common heart rhythm disturbance, is a major risk factor for having a stroke, as well as causing shortness of breath and dizziness in patients. In AF, the heartbeat becomes irregular. The exact causes are not well...

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    Targeting baroreceptors to control blood pressure

    University of Aberdeen | Dr Guy Bewick

    High blood pressure, or hypertension –is a risk factor for heart and circulatory disease. Many people with hypertension are not receiving treatment for the condition. Research to investigate new ways to control blood pressure could reveal n...

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    Targeting connexins to control blood clotting

    University of Reading | Professor Jonathan Gibbins

    Platelets are tiny blood cells that contribute to a blood clot following injury. Thrombosis is where over active platelets form a blood clot inside a blood vessel. Such clots can block blood supply to the heart or brain and lead to a heart...

  • What happens when you stop taking Mounjaro?

    Find out more about research that shows most people regain weight and lose health benefits such as reduced blood pressure and cholesterol levels when they stop taking Mounjaro.

  • Taking a common antibiotic alongside a statin

    Taking a common antibiotic alongside a statin commonly prescribed in Canada could have adverse effects on older people, according to new research.

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    Finding the mechanisms that control thrombosis

    University of Cambridge | Professor James Huntington

    Professor James Huntington at the University of Cambridge is studying new ways to treat thrombosis, where blood clots form when they shouldn’t, which can lead to a heart attack or stroke. Blood needs to clot rapidly to protect us after inj...

  • High blood pressure patients not taking meds

    People are putting their health at risk by not taking their blood pressure medication, research claims.

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