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Make 2024 a year to be proud of
BHF encourage people to take on one of their events like the iconic London to Brighton Ride or Bournemouth Pier to Pier Swim, after research shows a quarter of UK adults can't think of a single accomplishment they are proud of in the last 12 moths.
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RESEARCH
Testing a new class of drug to treat atrial fibrillationUniversity of Bristol | Dr Andrew F James
A team of researchers at the University of Bristol, headed by Dr Andrew James, are asking whether a new class of drugs could treat atrial fibrillation, or AF, the most common type of abnormal heart rhythm. AF causes palpitations and brea...
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London Halloween Walk Ultra Challenge
Date
31 October 2026
Location
London
Walk along the Thames through the heart of the Capital
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Groundbreaking AI trained on de-identified patient data to predict healthcare needs
In a world-first study, an artificial intelligence (AI) model is being trained on a set of NHS data for 57 million people in England, from which personal information has been stripped away. Researchers say the model could transform patient care, identifying opportunities where early interventions might significantly improve or save lives.
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Working out the structure of molecules that control blood pressureUniversity of Cambridge | Dr Aiwu Zhou
Blood pressure in humans is mainly controlled by systems that produce molecules resulting in vasodilation (widening of blood vessels) or vasoconstriction (narrowing of blood vessels). Imbalances of these systems are a cause of high blood pr...
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BHF responds to health secretary speech on NHS reform
The health secretary Sajid Javid this week laid out his vision for NHS reform in a speech at the Royal College of Physicians.
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How do pulmonary vessels sense low blood oxygen and what goes wrong in disease?King's College London | Dr Olena Rudyk
Blood vessels that connect the heart with the lungs, the pulmonary arteries, constrict when the amount of oxygen in the body is low (known as hypoxia). In short term hypoxia, this process is important because it directs blood to parts of th...
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Joyce's story: "I was lucky my high blood pressure and cholesterol were caught early"
Find out how Joyce dealt with her high blood pressure diagnosis head-on, from growing her own vegetables to adapting her traditional Ghanaian cooking.
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Studying calcium release from heart cells and what goes wrong in heart failureUniversity of St Andrews | Dr Samantha Pitt
Dr Samantha Pitt from the University of St Andrew’s is studying how calcium is released from heart cells to maintain a regular heartbeat, and what goes wrong in heart failure. In healthy people, controlled calcium release causes the heart t...