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Project title: Lifeline Football: Fit, Fuel and Flourish Region: Fivemiletown, Northern Ireland Award amount: £9910 Date: January 2025 – January 2026 This Healthy Heart Grant project has now finished, read on for the project highlights. The Problem Fivemiletown , a rural community in Northern Ireland, ranks among the top 15% nationwide with access to services deprivation, meaning residents struggle to find basic […]
Friday 20th March marks World Oral Health Day, a day dedicated to educating the public on the importance of good oral health for overall wellbeing, because health doesn’t exist in isolation. Every part of your body is connected, and the state of one system often affects others. Your heart is no exception. Yet, many people do not realise that […]
Project title: The Heart of the Matter Region: South Lanarkshire, Scotland Award amount: £15,000 Date: January 2025 – January 2026 This Healthy Heart Grant project has now finished, read on for the project highlights. The Problem Coronary Heart Disease is Scotland’s biggest killer. Approximately 42,000 people in South Lanarkshire are living with heart and circulatory disease and every 8 hours someone […]
Activate ESG commitments and strengthen workplace wellbeing Many organisations are building charity partnerships to deliver against their ESG. At the heart of this is fundraising: engaging employees, raising vital funds and demonstrating meaningful social impact. At the same time, HR and wellbeing teams face growing pressure to support employee health, reduce absence and improve engagement. Too often, […]
New research funded by Heart Research UK is helping to transform understanding of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD), a serious but often overlooked cause of heart attack, particularly affecting women under the age of 50.
The Heart of the Leopards Programme was a free 12-week programme aimed at men aged 45–65-year-olds in the Wigan area.
Heart Research UK and the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) are delighted to announce the successful applicants for their clinical fellowship opportunities in 2026.
Health Promoting Hearts is a 14 week holistic community initiative designed to improve heart health and overall wellbeing in adults.
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Does your weight loss journey feel like a never-ending cycle? Health and Wellbeing expert Amie Leckie and Registered Associate Nutritionist Lauren Hewitt explain some factors impacting your weight loss and tips on dietary and lifestyle choices you can make to help you lose weight.
Our 5 healthy eating tips are simple, back-to-basics stuff that doesn’t require any special supplements or equipment.
December is the time of year for gathering with family and friends, and these social occasions often revolve around alcohol. Consuming too much alcohol can have a negative impact on your heart, and even if you don’t drink often, a few drinks can cause you to sleep poorly and be tired the next day making you reach for unhealthy foods for a quick energy fix.
Many people think that artificial sweeteners are a healthy and safe alternative to sugar, but is this the case?