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Scientists to investigate helpful and harmful fat
Scientists at the University of Oxford are to investigate why people store fat in different parts of their body.
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Tracking the links between cardiovascular health and dementiaUniversity College London | Professor Alun Hughes
The number of people affected by dementia has increased dramatically in recent years. Heart and circulatory diseases are known to be associated with dementia, but the processes underlying this link are poorly understood. It is suspected tha...
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Studying real-life experience of taking new anti-clotting drugs with other medicinesLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine | Dr Angel Yun Sum Wong
Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are a new group of drugs used to prevent blood clots. They are used as an alternative to warfarin. Usually, people taking DOACs are also taking several other medications, which increases the chance of drug...
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Predicting the best way to reset the heart’s rhythmImperial College London | Dr Zachary Whinnett
People with abnormal heart rhythms are sometimes treated with a method called ‘pacing’ which uses small electrical pulses to reset their heartbeat. Scientists have recently discovered a new method for resetting the heartbeat called His-paci...
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How are bones and the heart connected?
There are 206 bones in the human body – ranging in size from the tiniest, found in your ear, to the largest, in your thigh. We have just one heart – roughly the size of your fist – in our chest and continuously pumping about eight pints of blood. 206 bones and only one heart. But how are the two connected? Does the quality of your bones affect your heart?
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Green veg: a one-stop-shop for a healthier life?
New research we funded indicates the important role nitrates play in cardiovascular health
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BHF responds to the Spring Budget
The BHF has responded to the Government's Spring Budget.
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Halting the build-up of plaques in our arteries to prevent heart attacks and strokesUniversity of Sheffield | Professor Paul Evans
Heart attacks and strokes happen when areas of fatty build-up within our arteries, known as plaques, rupture. As blood flows through our circulatory system, it creates friction on the wall of the blood vessels which can be sensed by the cel...
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Save a life like Sarah's this Heart Month
Young mum saved by husband urges others to learn vital skill with BHF this Heart Month
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What's the best way to go vegan?
Our expert explains the transition to a vegan diet and the important nutrients you need to think about in the long term.