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Imperial College London | Dr Joseph Boyle

In this Senior Clinical Research Fellowship, Dr Boyle will test whether a special type of immune cell, called a macrophage, can help to repair inflamed blood vessels in atherosclerosis, the condition that causes coronary heart disease. He w...

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University of Bristol | Dr Rebecca Foster

Cells that line the blood vessels (endothelial cells) are coated with a protective layer of sugars, called the glycocalyx, which helps the blood vessels to function normally. In health, vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGFA) is an im...

An artificial intelligence (AI) tool that analyses ECG readings during routine heart scans could identify people at risk of type 2 diabetes as much as ten years before they begin to develop the condition, according to research we've funded.

Researchers at the University of Sheffield are studying if ‘turning off’ a protein helps to prevent heart attacks & strokes with funding from the British Heart Foundation

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University of Edinburgh | Professor Andrew Howard Baker

BHF Professor Andrew Baker and his team at the University of Edinburgh want to develop innovative treatments that target abnormal blood vessel growth during heart and circulatory disease. Blood vessel remodelling is a common feature of ca...

Discover how research could bring new treatment for vascular dementia in an interview with a group leader at the BHF-UK DRI Centre for Vascular Dementia Research.

EVENT

Date

04 April 2027

Location

Brighton

Run 10k across the coastal scenery of Brighton and experience the atmosphere and support from the crowds along the route.

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King's College London | Dr Thomas Kampourakis

In the search for new heart failure treatments, scientists have been studying the tiny muscle motors of heart cells that cause them to relax and contract. These motors are made up of two types of miniscule filaments – thick and thin – that ...

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Imperial College London | Dr Jennifer Keegan

Doctors usually investigate and treat alterations in the heart’s rhythm – known as arrhythmias –using electrophysiology (EP). This involves passing flexible electrodes through a blood vessel and carefully placing them at specific positions ...

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University of Leeds | Dr Georgia Mavria

In this PhD studentship supervised by Dr Georgia Mavria, the student is studying the complex process of new blood vessel growth, called angiogenesis. In heart and circulatory disease, blood vessels do not work properly, often because the...