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  • British Heart Foundation warns research investment could halve this year due to coronavirus

    Today we have called for Government action to support charity research in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, which we anticipate will cut our annual research budget by £50 million. Urgent Government support is vital if we are to protect the future of BHF-funded research.

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    The behaviour of BH4 in cardiovascular disease: friend or foe?

    University of Oxford | Professor Keith Channon

    Researchers know that a molecule called BH4 is very important to the circulatory system. However it appears to have two opposing functions. High levels of BH4 in cells that line blood vessels (endothelial cells) protect against disease by h...

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    Trying to detect Acute Type A aortic dissection (AAD) before it’s too late

    University of Liverpool | Dr Riaz Akhtar

    The aorta is the major artery of the human circulation. It has to withstand very high pressures to distribute blood from the heart all around the body. Acute Type A aortic dissection (AAD) is an uncommon but very serious condition in which ...

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    Searching for new drugs to treat blood vessel disease

    University of East Anglia | Dr Samuel Fountain

    Dr Samuel Fountain at the University of East Anglia is searching for new molecules that boost nitric oxide and could ultimately treat blood vessel diseases. Nitric oxide is a gas made by the endothelial cells lining our blood vessels, whi...

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    How the activated protein C pathway prevents blood clotting

    Imperial College London | Dr Josefin Ahnstrom

    Blood clotting is regulated by several different pathways, including a pathway that involves a protein called activated protein C, which prevents clotting. To work properly protein C relies on a partner, protein S. People who lack or have a...

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    Looking for ways to prevent blood vessels from hardening

    University of Manchester | Professor Ann Canfield (EMERITUS)

    Professor Ann Canfield and colleagues at the University of Manchester are looking for ways to prevent and treat the hardening of blood vessels, where blood vessels stiffen due to deposits of a bone-like material. This ‘calcification’ increa...

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    Working out how to prevent abnormal blood vessel growth

    University College London | Professor John Greenwood

    Professor John Greenwood and his team at University College London are studying how to prevent uncontrolled growth of abnormal blood vessels, which is a feature of several conditions, including cancer, atherosclerosis, arthritis and eye di...

  • Can wall squats and planks lower your blood pressure?

    Staying active can keep your blood pressure under control, but are wall squats and planks really your best bet? We go behind the headlines.

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    Harnessing natural heart-protective molecules to prevent heart disease

    Queen Mary, University of London | Dr Rebecca Charles

    Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (known as EETs) are naturally occurring molecules that play a protective role against heart and circulatory diseases, by reducing blood pressure, inflammation and atherosclerosis. However, EETs are broken down by a...

  • How much protein do I need to gain muscle?

    If protein is needed for building and repairing muscle, do you need to eat extra to gain more muscle quicker? Senior Dietitian, Victoria Taylor, explains.