This International Women's Day, we brought together researchers and clinicians from across cardiovascular field for our ...

A new study has revealed how short term and five-year mortality are varied for two different treatments for coronary artery ...

With obesity being one of the leading preventable risk factors for cardiovascular disease, Policy Officer Zoe Rostas reflects on what the Soft Drinks Industry Levy has achieved, and what we can learn ...

Statins do not cause the majority of the conditions that have been listed in their package leaflets, according to the most comprehensive review of side effects. The study was part-funded by us and ...

Andrew Scard, cardiac rehabilitation specialist for Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, says that gentle exercises can help ease back pain and stiffness, while also increasing your strength and ...

A low-fat diet may be the first thing you think about when it comes to lowering cholesterol. But rather than reducing all fats, it’s more important to get the right types of fats in your diet. Too ...

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, ...

Limiting the number of hours a day you eat has become a popular way to try to lose weight in recent years. It’s called time-restricted eating or intermittent fasting. One of the most popular versions ...

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 ...

During cold weather your blood vessels constrict (vasoconstriction), which causes your blood pressure and heart rate to rise. This means your heart has to work harder to pump blood around your body.

Inflammation is the body’s natural defence system. Acute inflammation is the body’s immediate response to injuries like a cut or burn. The immune system releases chemicals to increase blood flow and ...

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, ...