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How drugs can cause life threatening heart rhythm disturbancesUniversity of Bristol | Dr Christopher Dempsey
For the heart to pump blood around the body efficiently, electrical signals must travel through the chambers of the heart in an organised and rhythmic way. These signals are co-ordinated by proteins in heart cells called ion channels. A div...
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Around 31,000 heart and circulatory deaths attributed to excess weight and obesity every year
We are urging the Government to press on with plans to restrict junk food advertising on TV and online.
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Manipulating energy levels in the heart to treat coronary heart disease and heart failureUniversity of Oxford | Professor Stefan Neubauer
Every cell in our body needs energy to work. A molecule called creatine helps to store and transfer the energy that heart muscle cells need to contract, and is controlled by an enzyme called creatine kinase. Scientists believe that increasi...
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British Regional Heart Study (BRHS): studying the causes and ways to prevent heart and circulatory disease in older menUniversity College London | Professor Sasiwarang Goya Wannamethee
People over 70 are at particular risk of death from coronary heart disease (CHD), yet most research tends to focus on patients and risk factors in middle age. The British Regional Heart Study is one of the few studies that has been collecti...
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British Heart Foundation urges the nation to take on its Declutter Challenge
According to a new survey commissioned by us, we're a nation of hoarders, with 84% of Brits holding onto items they no longer use. The survey has been released to mark the launch of our Declutter Challenge, which is encouraging the nation to declutter and donate any preloved treasures to us - to help raise funds for life saving science.
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12 things that really shouldn’t count as your 5-a-day
It's not always easy to know what counts as your 5-a-day. Get armed with the facts with our definitive guide. Find out more.
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Using statistics to find the parts of the human genome that relate to our risk of heart and circulatory diseasesUniversity of Cambridge | Dr Adam Butterworth
Around 130 regions of DNA in the human genetic code are known to have an effect on our risk of heart attacks or strokes. However, in most cases we don’t yet understand how the genes in these regions have these effects. One way to tackle thi...
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The BHF's research highlights of 2020
What a year it's been for our community of researchers. Not only have they continued their life-saving research into heart and circulatory diseases, but some redirected their expertise to join the fight against coronavirus. Let’s take a moment to reflect on some of the BHF’s research highlights in 2020.
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Do ageing and disease affect the ability of stem cells to repair damaged hearts?King's College London | Dr Georgina Ellison Hughes
Many hundreds of thousands of people are living with heart failure, but there is no cure. Stem cells are able to repair the heart, but understanding how they work is crucial if we are to develop new therapies to boost repair after tissue be...
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10 ways cardiac rehabilitation can help you live a better life
A cardiac rehabilitation programme can help you get back to being able to enjoy life to its fullest. We explain the different ways it can help.