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Official charity partners of the 2022 WSF Doubles Squash Championship

Joan McGregor On April 21, 2022 / Heart of Scotland, News

By Ebba Ritzen The 2022 WSF Doubles Squash Championship in Glasgow is now over, and we are delighted to have been the official charity partner through our Heart of Scotland Appeal. Every day, 47 people in Scotland die from cardiovascular disease, and we're working hard to raiseRead more →

Birmingham’s biggest carnival scores local headline sponsor

Joan McGregor On April 14, 2022 / Midlands, News

By Ebba Ritzén Leading engineering firm adi Group, with their head office in Birmingham, is the headline sponsor for Harborne Jubilee Carnival 2022 in support of Heart Research UK. The carnival is taking place along Harborne High Street on June 26th. Birmingham’s biggest carnival, second only toRead more →

Charity of the Year partners – Thorite

Joan McGregor On March 20, 2022 / Corporate

Bradford based air and fluid power specialist Thorite have chosen Heart Research UK as their charity partner for 2022 . Thorite’s partnership with Heart Research UK was inspired, in part, by the sad loss of friend and colleague Mark Haworth, manager of Thorite’s Blackburn branch. Mark sadlyRead more →

UK receives its first ever national guidance to improve diagnosis of aortic dissection

Joan McGregor On March 17, 2022 / News

Aortic dissection is a rare but life-threatening condition where there is a tear in the inner wall of the aorta, the main artery in the body that carries blood from the heart to all organs. Although considered a rare condition, aortic dissection kills more people in theRead more →

Healthy Tip: National No Smoking Day

Joan McGregor On March 8, 2022 / Healthy Tips, News

Wednesday 9th March marks National No Smoking Day in the UK. Nicotine drives up blood pressure and heart rate, putting immediate and long-term strain on your heart and arteries. The carbon monoxide in cigarettes means less life-giving oxygen for all your tissues, including your heart. This isRead more →

International Women’s Day 2022: The women whose research we’re funding

Joan McGregor On March 7, 2022 / News

The 8th of March marks International Women’s Day and we’d like to take the opportunity to highlight some of the amazing women working in heart research, whose projects we’re funding Professor Gillian Gray, University of Edinburgh Gillian Gray is Professor of Cardiovascular Pharmacology at the University ofRead more →

Corporate Newsletter – February 2022

Joan McGregor On March 3, 2022 / Corporate, News

February is Heart Month and we're delighted to share our first quarterly corporate article of 2022. We hope you’ve settled in to the year, after another disrupted Festive season, and that you and your colleagues are feeling well. This article is to provide a brief update aboutRead more →

What’s the difference between cardiovascular disease and coronary heart disease?

Joan McGregor On February 17, 2022 / News, Your heart

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is an umbrella term referring to all diseases of the heart and blood vessels. These diseases can be thought of as a ‘family’, sharing many of the same risk factors. CVD can then be divided into two categories: heart disease (involving the heart)Read more →

What is ‘broken-heart syndrome’?

Joan McGregor On February 11, 2022 / News, Your heart

Ever heard of someone suffering from a broken heart? Although it might sound like a non-medical term, it is actually a real heart condition. ‘Broken-heart syndrome’ is also known as ‘stress-induced cardiomyopathy’, or more officially takotsubo cardiomyopathy. As you can tell from the name, this syndromeRead more →

Carry on caravanning

Joan McGregor On February 10, 2022 / Corporate

Caravan, campervan and motorhome owners continue to go paperless, helping insurance specialists Caravan Guard and Leisuredays to raise more and more money for Heart Research UK. “We’re thrilled to be able to support the life-saving work carried out by Heart Research UK to prevent, treat and cureRead more →

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