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University of Oxford | Professor Paul Riley

The epicardium is the outside layer of the heart. It is made up of cells that are essential for normal heart development. If these cells could be switched on in adults who have sustained a heart injury, it may be possible to encourage heart...

Walking and cycling to work is linked to a lower rate of heart attacks in men and women according to a new study co-authored by the Olympic-medal winning triathletes Alistair and Jonny Brownlee and part-funded by us.

Heart rhythm problems left Andrew McDonald feeling low. But a lifelong dream of flying a Spitfire helped him get off the ground. Read more.

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University of Leeds | Professor Mark Kearney

Over one billion people worldwide suffer from obesity and/or obesity-related Type 2 diabetes. These disorders are a major cause of heart attacks, heart failure, lower limb amputation and dementia. Modern treatments for Type 2 diabetes only ...

Tesco customers will be able to make a significant contribution to our life saving work over the next two weeks by supporting the Tesco Health Charity Partnership appeal.

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University College London | Professor Shamshad Cockcroft

Supervised by Professor Shamshad Cockroft, a PhD student is investigating how we keep the mitochondria inside heart cells working properly, so they can provide the energy the heart needs to beat. A molecule called cardiolipin is essential ...

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Imperial College London | Professor Cesare M N Terracciano

One of the challenges in studying heart diseases is developing more accurate ways to replicate what happens inside the body. Because the cells of the heart work under constantly changing physical and chemical conditions, they have unique ...

BHF NI welcomes the return of Stormont Assembly to prioritise heart disease care

Following newspaper reports claiming sunshine can reduce the risk of diabetes and heart disease, we look at the research behind the headlines.

Thanks to relentless research, we’ve improved and saved the lives of thousands of people living with an inherited heart condition.