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Discovering the causes of congenital heart disease
Each day, around 13 babies in the UK are diagnosed with congenital heart disease. But often, we don't understand why the baby’s heart hasn't developed properly. We’ve been funding research to discover the genetic causes of congenital heart disease.
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The big brands partnering with BHF this Heart Month
This Heart Month we’ve partnered with some of the UK’s favourite brands to help save lives all over the UK.
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Designing a drug to combat dangerous circulation problemsUniversity of Nottingham | Professor David Bates
Many people with heart and circulatory disease have arteries that progressively narrow and block, cutting off blood supply to the tissues beyond. In about half of these cases, the body tries to circumvent this problem by growing new blood v...
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Understanding how amyloid forms in the heartUniversity of Liverpool | Dr Jillian Madine
Amyloid is a substance made up of a mixture of proteins that have folded abnormally and solidified together. Amyloid can build up in tissues and organs such as the heart and the aorta. Cardiovascular amyloid is most common in people over th...
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Good HDL cholesterol and heart disease
'Good' HDL cholesterol has puzzled researchers for many years. Despite studies showing raising it reduces heart disease risk, clinical trials where HDL cholesterol was raised have shown little promise. Our researchers, working in an international collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania, have shone new light on the mystery.
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Preventing obesity disrupting the heart’s energy supplyUniversity of Manchester | Dr Ashraf Kitmitto
Mitochondria are the power houses of cells - they provide energy for all of the cell’s activities. Obesity disrupts the function of the mitochondria, and this is thought to contribute to the higher risk of diabetes and heart failure in peop...
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Can the antioxidant drug cysteamine treat atherosclerosis?University of Reading | Professor David S Leake
Dr David Leake and his colleagues at the University of Reading are finding out if an antioxidant drug called cysteamine could treat atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis develops when arteries become furred up with cholesterol, and it can ca...
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The Asian Business Board
The Asian Business Board are a group of business leaders who are raising vital funds in support of BHF’s lifesaving research.
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Danger signals and dendritic cells in coronary heart diseaseQueen Mary, University of London | Dr Maria Paula Longhi
In this Intermediate Research Fellowship, Dr Paula Longhi, working at Queen Mary, University of London, will investigate how dendritic cells of the immune system contribute to atherosclerosis, the disease that underlies coronary heart disea...
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Studying the mechanisms that underlie heart contractionKing's College London | Dr Min Zhang
Dr Min Zhang and his colleagues at King’s College London are studying the mechanisms underpinning heart contraction, and what goes wrong in disease. The heart changes the strength of its ‘pump’ or contraction so it can adapt to different ...