Recent headlines have claimed that isometric exercises, such as wall squats and planks, are best for lowering blood pressure. Is this true? We go behind the headlines. New research published in the ...

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Just 11 minutes a day of moderate physical activity, such as brisk walking, lowers the risk of an early death, according to researchers from the University of Cambridge. The researchers looked at more ...

We want to support everyone with cardiovascular disease to live a longer healthier life, by ensuring they get the treatment, care and support they need. The Healthcare Implementation Fund (formerly ...

Socialising could help to reverse frailty in older people, according to research part-funded by the British Heart Foundation and published in the American Journal of Epidemiology. An estimated 10 per ...

Protein is needed for both building and repairing muscle, so you might think to gain more muscle quickly you need to eat extra protein. This isn’t the case. Muscle growth happens when we exercise, ...

When it comes to lowering cholesterol, many people will think of the need to have a diet low in saturated fats. For others, medicines like statins, prescribed to help lower cholesterol (a type of fat) ...

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What is Restart a Heart Day? Restart a Heart Day takes place on and around 16 October each year to raise awareness of cardiac arrest and the importance of learning CPR. The initiative is led by ...

Senior Cardiac Nurse Emily Reeve says: Medicines often have more than one name – a generic name (which is the active ingredient of the medicine) and a brand name. The brand name is chosen by the ...