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  • RESEARCH

    Looking for treatments for essential thrombocythaemia

    University of Cambridge | Dr Cedric Ghevaert

    People with the condition essential thrombocythaemia (ET) have too many platelets in the blood and are at increased risk of cardiovascular events. This is because an excess of platelets can lead to excessive clotting and blockage of the ve...

  • Young Heart Hero

    This award celebrates young fundraisers, advocates and heart patients who have done amazing things in support of BHF’s lifesaving work.

  • Babies' DNA affects mothers' risk of preeclampsia

    Some features in a baby’s DNA can increase the risk of its mother developing pre-eclampsia – a potentially dangerous condition in pregnancy - according to a study that we've part-funded.

  • RESEARCH

    Growing new blood vessels

    University of Edinburgh | Professor Andrew Howard Baker

    The BHF funds three pioneering Centres of Regenerative Medicine based at top UK universities. Each centre has a different scientific focus, but together they are moving us closer to our goal of unlocking ways to repair the damage caused by ...

  • UK flagship projects

    Leaders from the NIHR-BHF Framework have approved seven new UK Covid-19 projects.

  • Our 7 most delicious tomato recipes

    In celebration of tomatoes, we bring you 7 heart-friendly dishes where they're the star of the show.

  • RESEARCH

    Sorting apples from pears: do Wnt proteins determine body fat distribution?

    University of Oxford | Dr Constantinos Christodoulides

    BHF Intermediate Clinical Research Fellow Dr Constantinos Christodoulides is working out if proteins called Wnts affect a person’s risk of developing heart and circulatory disease. The location of body fat determines how it influences th...

  • RESEARCH

    Increasing recruitment of patients in stroke prevention trials

    University of Edinburgh | Professor Rustam Al-Shahi Salman

    Professor Rustam Al Shahi Salman and colleagues from the University of Edinburgh have been awarded a grant to test the PRIME recruitment strategy in the BHF-funded RESTART trial. RESTART is a trial testing whether recommencing antiplatel...

  • RESEARCH

    How do platelet proteins control blood clotting?

    University of Bristol | Professor Ingeborg Hers

    Dr Ingeborg Hers and her team at the University of Bristol are studying proteins found inside platelets - small cells in the bloodstream which are vital to stop bleeding. These proteins may be crucial to control blood clotting, and could be...

  • Rise of Gen R: More than two thirds of population have second thoughts about buying new

    Gen R is leading the way in embracing the Reuse Revolution with a survey out today revealing four in five Brits now shop second hand every month.