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University of Aberdeen | Professor Dana Dawson

Dr Dana Dawson and her team at the University of Aberdeen are investigating the ‘athlete’s paradox’: why both obese people with diabetes and trained athletes have higher levels of lipids (fat) in their muscles, but with differing impacts on...

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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University of Sheffield | Professor Tim Chico

The BHF is helping researchers at the University of Sheffield provide world-leading facilities for heart research by contributing £243,000 towards a new state-of-the-art microscope. The University of Sheffield is known for its work on ze...

Graham had a cardiac arrest in July 2023 whilst cycling with friends. Thankfully, a nearby defibrillator was located thanks to a couple of policemen.

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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University 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...

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.

Statins are effective and safe according to government agency review.

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.

RESEARCH

Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Federica Marelli Berg

Professor Marelli Berg and her team have discovered that in some patients immune cells may cause dilated cardiomyopathy and are searching for ways to stop them. Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a condition where the heart chambers become ...