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Targeting a clot protein to prevent heart attacksUniversity of Leeds | Dr Richard J Pease
Blood clots prevent excess bleeding from cuts to the skin, but they can also be dangerous. For example, heart attacks, many strokes, and deep vein thrombosis all occur when clots form inside a blood vessel in the body. The main component ...
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Working out how the inflammasome forms in atherosclerosisUniversity of Cambridge | Dr Xuan Li
Atherosclerosis, the thickening of blood vessels with fatty deposits, is increasingly being linked with higher levels of inflammation (immune response). When something triggers an immune response, such as an infection or physical injury, a ...
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Using artificial intelligence to predict heart failure riskImperial College London | Dr Declan O'Regan
Dr Declan O’Regan and his colleagues at Imperial College London are using artificial intelligence (AI) to interpret heart scans and tests. They want to find out if AI can accurately predict what will happen to people with heart failure, so ...
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Finding tiny changes in the heart’s electrics that can stop it staying in rhythm.University College London | Dr Ivan Kadurin
Irregular heart rhythms – called arrhythmias – can be life-threatening. They come in many forms with the most common type, atrial fibrillation, affecting more than a million people in the UK alone. Arrhythmias occur when there is a fault in...
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Donate your toys to help us cope with bumper demand
We are asking families across Britain to make room for Christmas and donate their children’s unwanted treasures, as we are dealing with bumper demand for toys, boardgames and puzzles this festive season.
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Standardised cigarette packs come in to force
Our Chief Executive has today welcomed the introduction of standardised cigarette packaging, following many years of campaigning by the BHF and other leading health organisations.
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Can removing the SHIP2 protein improve blood vessel repair in diabetes?University of Leeds | Dr Richard Cubbon
Even with the best treatment, diabetes doubles the risk of life-threatening diseases, including heart attack and stroke, by damaging the lining of blood vessels. The body has some ability to repair this damage to blood vessels, but this is ...
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Personalised treatment could be key to tackling uncontrolled high blood pressure
A widely used drug could be the key to treating many patients with uncontrolled high blood pressure, particularly for patients with a common gene variant, according to new research funded by us and published in the journal Hypertension.
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Harissa chicken with celeriac and potato gratinMain meal, Serves: 2, Prep time: 20
This heart-healthy dishes features skinless chicken thighs, coated with a North African spicy sauce called harissa.
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Studying the role of autophagy in congenital heart diseaseNewcastle University | Dr Helen Phillips
In the UK 12 babies a day are diagnosed with a congenital heart defect, a condition or defect that develops in the womb before a baby is born. The causes underlying this wide range of conditions are not yet well understood. Many different f...