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How do platelet surface receptors ‘ITAM’ regulate function in health and disease?University of Birmingham | Professor Stephen P Watson
BHF Professor Stephen Watson from the University of Birmingham has been awarded a five year grant totalling almost £1.5million to look at the effects of tiny cells called platelets in our circulation. We know that platelets ‘plug’ a site of...
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The CVD Challenge in Wales - Welsh Language VersionBooklet, published on 02/08/2018
Learn about the challenge of cardiovascular disease in Wales and how tackling medical risk factors can save lives and reduce NHS pressures. A Welsh language version of the resource.
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How dying platelets help clots to formUniversity of Cambridge | Dr Matthew Harper
Dr Matthew Harper and his team at the University of Cambridge are studying how platelets release a molecule called HMGB1, which promotes blood clotting. Platelets are small blood cells that clump together to form clots and prevent excessi...
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Controlling inflammation that arises in atherosclerosis and after a stentHeriot Watt University, Edinburgh | Professor Stephen Yarwood
Dr Stephen Yarwood is studying ways to combat chronic inflammation, a key part of heart and circulatory disease. In conditions like atherosclerosis, when blood vessels narrow with fatty plaques, chronic inflammation causes excessive leakine...
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Identifying proteins that stick platelets and immune cells togetherUniversity of Birmingham | Dr Yi Sun
Dr Yi Sun and his colleagues at the University of Birmingham are studying platelets - small blood cells that are crucial for blood clots to form. Platelets are also involved in the development of many inflammatory diseases, including athero...
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British Heart Foundation and partner PureGym host launch event for Healthy Hearts Programme
To celebrate the launch of our joint Healthy Hearts Programme, together with PureGym, we teamed up to unveil the new programme at an event on Thursday 3rd October.
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Gender transition, bypass surgery and recovery: Gary's story
Gary Rolfe shares his gender transition story, and his search for answers after facing heart problems years later.
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Countering the early stages of atherosclerosis in diabetesUniversity of Leeds | Dr Richard Cubbon
Patients with diabetes (high blood sugar) often develop furring of their blood vessels called atherosclerosis, which leads to problems like heart attack and stroke. The earliest stage of atherosclerosis is thought to be caused by poor funct...
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Diet and diabetes
Diabetes is a complex condition, so we cannot simply say it is caused by eating sugar, as an expert explains.
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Can beetroot juice supplements help babies grow well in the womb?University of Manchester | Dr Elizabeth Cottrell
BHF Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellow Dr Elizabeth Cottrell is studying ways to prevent foetal growth restriction, or FGR - when a baby’s growth in the womb slows or stops. FGR increases the risk of stillbirth, and babies are m...