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RESEARCH
Making the heart sensitive to insulin, to treat heart failureUniversity of Dundee | Dr Li Kang
Insulin is an important hormone that helps control blood sugar (glucose) levels. Many people with heart failure have some level of ‘insulin resistance’, which stops them metabolising glucose efficiently. Heart cells rely on energy from gluc...
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Investigating the effects of new cancer treatments on the heart and the role of the BRaf proteinUniversity of Reading | Professor Angela Clerk
Cancer is a common disease and many patients are given powerful anticancer drugs in order to combat it. However, little is known about the other effects these drugs have on the body, particularly the heart and circulatory system. This labor...
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BHF welcomes calls to ban diesel and petrol cars by 2030
BHF welcomes news that The Committee on Climate Change is urging the Government to accelerate a ban on diesel and petrol cars.
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Research offers hope of new treatment for life-threatening aneurysms
A protein involved in the development of blood vessels in the womb could provide a promising target for new drugs to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), according to research funded by us published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
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How to deal with depression
It's normal to feel low sometimes, but if depression is interfering with your life, help is available. Read about the treatments that could help you deal with depression
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The MESSAGE Initiative: integrating sex and gender in UK research
British Heart Foundation is contributing to the MESSAGE (Medical Science Sex and Gender Equity) initiative to help develop guidance for researchers about how to consider sex and gender in research.
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Influencing and engaging
Working alongside the Scottish Government, members of the Scottish Parliament and local NHS Boards, we champion the work of all those who are working to beat heart and circulatory diseases.
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Heart warrior gives back – and urges others to join him
This January, we are calling on people across the UK to kick off the new year by decluttering and donating any unwanted Christmas gifts, especially toys, to help fund lifesaving research.
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Leading charities and health organisations urge people to register their defibrillators on new database to help save lives
Life saving public access defibrillators used in less than one in ten cardiac arrests as tens of thousands remain unregistered.
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BHF supports global coalition to beat heart and circulatory disease
Through our membership of the European Heart Network we’re pledging to play a leading role in a global coalition to reduce the death and suffering caused by heart and circulatory disease worldwide.