We're encouraging the public to tick off a blood pressure checklist - as latest figures reveal up to 5 million people in the ...

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

Being told you have high cholesterol can be worrying, and you may be wondering how long it will take for your blood cholesterol to come back down to a healthy level. It’s important to lower high ...

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.

High blood pressure (hypertension) is a major risk factor for heart and circulatory diseases. Alcohol’s effect on blood pressure depends on how much and how often you drink. Alcohol can stop brain ...

There’s a lot of marketing about beetroot juice’s benefits but there is not yet enough scientific evidence to give specific dietary recommendations. While research, including some funded by British ...