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How to motivate yourself to exercise
Exercise is very important for your heart health. Learn how you can motivate yourself to exercise by overcoming common barriers.
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Take on the British Heart Foundation's Charity Shop Challenge
We are calling on shoppers to shop sustainably this Christmas to save money and raise much needed funds . With a different Christmas ahead for many of us, we are asking the public to shop a little differently this year by buying at least one preloved gift from a charity shop, whether it’s online or in store.
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The role of interleukin 1 in the build-up of fatty plaques in blood vesselsUniversity of Sheffield | Dr Heather Wilson
A team led by Dr Heather Wilson at the University of Sheffield is interested in the role of immune cells in the circulatory system in the onset of heart and circulatory disease. Coronary heart disease occurs because of a fatty build-up, kno...
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Structure and function study of TFPI proteinImperial College London | Professor Michael Laffan
The circulatory system contains different types of protein which work together to control blood clotting, helping a plug to form to stop bleeding at the site of an injury. Although clotting is an important response to injury, it can also be...
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Regular paracetamol use linked to higher blood pressure
Long-term paracetamol use could increase the risk of heart disease and strokes in people with high blood pressure, according to research we've funded and published in Circulation.
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Using tissue engineering to treat congenital heart diseaseUniversity of Bristol | Professor Paolo Madeddu
Professor Paolo Madeddu is working out ways to use stem cell-based tissue engineering to help babies born with congenital heart disease. In this project, he will develop a new a new prosthetic graft called a ‘pericyte-engineered’ graft ...
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Scientists to investigate antioxidant drug for heart attacks
Scientists we funded at the University of Reading are to investigate whether a targetted antioxidant drug could be used to prevent heart attacks.
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Exploring 'The Hidden Heart' this World Heart Day
ITN Business and British Heart Foundation explore ‘The Hidden Heart’ this World Heart Day
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Could our eyes reveal our future heart and circulatory disease risk?St George's, University of London | Professor Alicja Rudnicka
Dr Alicja Rudnicka and her colleagues at St George’s, University of London, are studying if retinal blood vessels in the back of the eye could be a ‘window’ into blood vessel health. Changes in the shape and size of retinal blood vessel...
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Determining the heart safety of a new cancer drugSt George's, University of London | Dr Daniel Meijles
Research suggests that a class of cancer medicines called Raf inhibitors can affect cell-protective mechanisms in the heart. This project will determine whether these drugs could have a detrimental effect in people with heart and circulator...