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RESEARCH
Could SIRT6 hold the key to new drugs for atherosclerosis?University of Cambridge | Professor Martin Bennett
BHF Professor Martin Bennett and colleagues at the University of Cambridge are working out if a protein called SIRT6 could be a target for new drugs to treat atherosclerosis, a condition where fatty materials build-up inside arteries. A he...
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Joint funding with other biomedical research charities
Partnerships with other charitable funders to support research into cardiovascular disease is an important part of our work. Learn more about the co-funded projects
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One hundred wedding dresses generously donated to the BHF
When one hundred brand new designer wedding dresses were generously donated our shop in Sidcup, the team were ‘completely shocked’. The dresses were donated by Adrian Chapman, age 56, who donated them to the BHF, in memory of his friend and business partner.
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How do mutations affecting the nuclear envelope lead to dilated cardiomyopathy?King's College London | Dr Matthew Stroud
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is one of the most common forms of inheritable heart disease. It affects the heart muscle, making it stretched and thin so that the heart can’t pump blood around the body efficiently. People with DCM are at risk...
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We think of heart attacks as being traumatic, but it never occurred to me I was having one
It was a Sunday morning during the coronavirus pandemic, when Jean Peet had a heart attack while putting on her walking boots.
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How to lower blood pressure naturally
How can you lower your blood pressure naturally, and without medication? Our Senior Nurse advises.
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How is Bam32 regulated in platelets and does it contribute to platelet function and thrombosis?University of Bristol | Professor Ingeborg Hers
Thrombosis is a serious condition that can develop when a blood vessel becomes damaged and small blood cells called platelets stick to the damaged area, forming a clot. If the clot breaks away from the vessel wall, it can block an artery le...
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Uncovering the targets and partners of enzyme ADAMTS7, a suspect in heart disease riskImperial College London | Dr Rens de Groot
Large international studies have identified genes that can increase a person’s risk of developing coronary heart disease. One of the genes identified as potentially important holds the instructions to make a molecule called ADAMTS7. We know...
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Blood vessel growth study to help fight heart disease
Scientists at the University of East Anglia are studying the formation of blood vessels to help improve the treatment of heart attacks.
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Sweeping action needed to reduce childhood obesity rates
Today’s news on childhood obesity rates in England shows some positive downward trends, but swift and sweeping action is still needed to reduce the number of children living with obesity in England.