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Understanding the genes controlling heart development and repairUniversity of Edinburgh | Professor Nicholas Hastie
Professor Nicholas Hastie is studying cells in the epicardium, the outside layer of the heart, which plays a crucial role during heart development in the embryo and in repairing the adult heart. A gene called Wilms’ tumour 1, or Wt1, is i...
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How does amyloid affect the heart and circulatory system ?Lancaster University | Professor David Middleton
Professor David Middleton and his colleagues at Lancaster University are studying how proteins called amyloid build up in the heart and circulatory system, having potentially devastating effects on health. In several diseases, proteins clu...
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Studying thickening at the tip of the heart in athletes and non-athletesUniversity College London | Professor James Moon
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a form of heart muscle disease that can be caused by faults in certain genes. It causes the heart muscle wall to thicken abnormally and people with these changes are at risk of dying suddenly from danger...
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The link between mitochondria damage, inflammation and atherosclerosisUniversity of Cambridge | Dr Emma Yu
In atherosclerosis, the blood vessels in our bodies ‘fur up’ with fatty plaque deposits and blood vessels narrow. If the blood flow supplying the heart or the brain becomes blocked or restricted, or if fatty plaques rupture, heart attacks a...
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Tests can give families of SADS victims a life saving diagnosis
New research suggests extensive tests can diagnose hidden inherited heart conditions in families of SADS victims.
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Training through Ramadan
We’ve teamed up with Full Potential to offer you a guide to the practical challenges of training through Ramadan and give you some top tips to succeed.
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Face to face fundraising
Face to face fundraising is a cost effective way for the BHF to secure a reliable source of income to help us raise money to fund our life saving research.
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Understanding structural changes and altered calcium signalling in the ageing and failing heartUniversity of Manchester | Dr Ashraf Kitmitto
Dr Ashraf Kitmitto and her collaborative team at the University of Manchester are keen to understand why elderly people are prone to heart failure and identify the changes taking place in the heart that lead to disease. Heart failure can oc...
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Uncovering the link between arterial stiffening, high blood pressure and heart and circulatory diseaseKing's College London | Professor Philip Chowienczyk
As we age, the composition of our arteries changes, leading to what researchers and clinicians call ‘stiffening’. This change can cause damaging effects that can increase blood pressure. Over time, this can lead to heart and circulatory dis...
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Bias and Biology Northern Ireland: the heart attack gender gap
Bias and Biology Northern Ireland is a dedicated report on the heart attack gender gap faced by women in the awareness, diagnosis and treatment of heart attacks.