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Preventing unwanted immune responses and heart transplant rejectionQueen Mary, University of London | Professor Federica Marelli Berg
The only way to cure severe heart failure is a heart transplant, but the transplant can fail if someone’s immune system rejects the new organ. Research that reveals more about how the immune system is involved in rejection could reveal new ...
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Join as a volunteer and meet new people
Volunteering is a great way to meet new people, make lifelong friends and connect with your community. Whatever your motivation is for volunteering with us, we're here to offer our volunteers a warm welcome!
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Mild Covid-19 infection is very unlikely to cause lasting heart damage
Mild Covid-19 infection is very unlikely to cause lasting damage to the structure or function of the heart, according to research we part-funded.
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Finding ways to turn bad fat goodUniversity of Nottingham | Professor Michael Symonds
Healthy people have an optimal amount of body fat which is made up of white (considered to be ‘bad’ when present in excess) and beige (thought to be ‘good’) fat cells. Some of these fat cells are located around certain parts of the heart an...
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High blood pressure: how research is uncovering causes and treatments
Professor Ian Wilkinson reveals how scientific discoveries could change how we think about the causes of high blood pressure, its diagnosis and treatment.
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Developing better scans to guide cardiac catheterisationKing's College London | Dr Sebastien Roujol
Cardiac catheterisation is used to aid diagnosis and treatment in people with congenital heart disease (CHD). It involves inserting a catheter and a guidewire into the circulatory system through the groin or arm and is guided by an X-ray ma...
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People from Black and Asian ethnic groups at greater risk of dying from coronavirus
We respond to figures published today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) which reveal that people from certain minority ethnic groups are disproportionately at greater risk of dying from Covid-19.
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£54 million awarded to tackle disease through big data
Health Data Research UK awards £54 million funding to six consortia of world leading UK universities and research institutes to fuel scientific advances using data science – part funded by the BHF.
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Are open fires and wood-burners bad for your health?
There are few who don’t enjoy warming up by a fire in winter or sitting around a fire pit outside in the summer. Yet few people know that open fires and wood burners release pollutants into the air known as PM2.5, which can seriously damage your heart and circulatory health.
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“I should have pushed to go to hospital earlier”
Nicola Topping was told she had indigestion when she had chest discomfort. But later tests suggest it was probably a heart attack.