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Understanding how zinc controls blood clottingAnglia Ruskin University | Dr Nicholas Pugh
Blood clots form when small cells in the blood called platelets are activated and stick together. Controlling when platelets become activated is essential to ensure clotting happens when it is needed - for example, after injury - whilst lim...
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Our shops hit £1 million on reopening day
BHF shops have made an incredible £1 million in sales on the first day of reopening following lockdown.
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Understanding how blood flow causes vessel damage in atherosclerosisUniversity of Sheffield | Dr Jovana Serbanovic Canic
Atherosclerosis – the build-up of fatty deposits in the arteries – tends to develop in areas where the blood vessels are exposed to stress caused by changes in blood flow. This causes cells that line the blood vessel to die off, which furth...
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Do certain kinds of mechanical stress increase chances of atherosclerosis development?Imperial College London | Professor Peter Weinberg
In atherosclerosis, some parts of a single blood vessel appear to be more at risk of developing areas of fatty plaques – which can eventually rupture to cause a heart attack – than others. Professor Peter Weinberg and his team have been awa...
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It's time for action on medical misogyny
Our chief executive Dr Charmaine Griffiths shares her thoughts on the Renewed Women's Health Strategy for England.
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Senior Basic Science Research Fellowships
Find out about senior basic science research fellowships at the British Heart Foundation
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How a type of immune cell fights against atherosclerosisUniversity of Cambridge | Professor Ziad Mallat
BHF Professor Ziad Mallat from the University of Cambridge is studying how immune cells are involved in atherosclerosis, a process in which arteries become furred up with fatty plaques and they narrow. If the plaques rupture, they can trigg...
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Tailoring treatments for dangerous abnormal heart rhythmsSwansea University | Professor Christopher George
BHF Professor Alan Williams studies abnormal heart rhythms, or arrhythmias, which can be fatal. Although we understand some of the processes involved in arrhythmias, the efficacy of current treatments are variable, and the causes of abnorma...
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Understanding genetic errors that affect myosin in cardiomyopathyUniversity of Kent | Professor Michael Geeves
Individuals with inherited genetic errors in heart muscle proteins are at risk of sudden death at any age. This is because the error leads to two major types of heart disease: a thickened heart wall (called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy); or ...
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A computer model for assessing severity of peripheral arterial diseaseKing's College London | Professor Bijan Modarai
Supervised by vascular surgeon Mr Bijan Modarai, this Clinical Research Training Fellow is looking for ways to detect leg blood vessels that need treatment when they narrow or become blocked in peripheral arterial disease. In peripheral...