It’s common to feel stressed when a doctor or nurse checks your blood pressure. This feeling of stress can temporarily increase your blood pressure – it’s known as ‘white coat syndrome’. Because of ...

Weight loss injections may lower the risk of having a cardiac arrest, heart attack or stroke, but increase the risk of drug-induced pancreatitis, according to a new study. Over the past few years, ...

Resistance bands are large elastic or fabric bands used for strength training and improving balance, flexibility and mobility in all areas of the body. They can help build muscle, improve physical ...

Around half of people (51 per cent) who live with their partner said the fear of causing harm would make them reluctant to ...

Medically trained research staff play a central role in developing innovations that improve treatments, interventions, diagnosis and prevention strategies for patients. This includes a wide range of ...

Around 6,000 heart attacks in the UK have been avoided in the last decade, researchers estimate, thanks to the introduction of a routine heart scan to investigate chest pain. Coronary computed ...

Myocardial perfusion scans use a small amount of radioactive substance to create images which show blood flow to the heart muscle. The test can also be known as a thallium scan, MIBI scan, technetium ...

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We provide personal support for clinical and non-clinical cardiovascular researchers at all stages of their career. We also provide grants for short and long term research projects, essential ...

From 3D printed hearts to stem-cell coated plasters, with your support we help turn more mind-blowing ideas from the realms of science fiction into lifesaving breakthroughs. Your heart is an ...