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The wonders of winter walking
It might be cold outside, but there’s never been a better time to go for a walk. It’s a great way to get healthier and feel happier.
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What makes partially-specialised cells in a growing embryo turn into blood vessel cells?University of East Anglia | Dr Gi Fay Mok
In the growing embryo, stem cells (unspecialised cells) undergo rapid changes to become precursor cells (partially-specialised cells) and then specialised cells which perform specific functions. This process of cell differentiation is go...
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Using artificial intelligence to treat pulmonary hypertension
We’re funding research to develop artificial intelligence tools to better diagnose pulmonary hypertension and to predict how the condition will progress.
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How adrenaline can be a heart breaker
We're researching the complex effects of adrenaline on the heart, particularly in 'broken heart syndrome' (Takotsubo cardiomyopathy).
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How does heart metabolism become disrupted to cause diabetic cardiomyopathyUniversity of Manchester | Dr Wei Liu
Investigating how diabetes causes a dangerous condition called diabetic cardiomyopathy. Diabetes is a major global health problem, estimated to affect more than 400 million people. The condition can double a person’s risk of developing h...
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Using big data to improve heart healthMedical Research Council | Ms Unknown Medical Research Council
The British Heart Foundation has joined a consortium of UK government and charity funders, led by the Medical Research Council (MRC), to contribute to a £19 million investment to establish four electronic-health research Centres of Excellen...
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Garfield Weston Foundation donates landmark £6m to BHF to tackle heart failure
We have received the largest philanthropic gift in our history from Garfield Weston Foundation to fund transformational heart failure research.
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Stopping the damage that diabetes causes to arteries and veins
Diabetes can lead to blood vessel damage and raise your risk of heart disease, blindness and limb amputation. We’ve been funding research to find ways to grow or repair blood vessels damaged by diabetes.
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Targeting inflammatory cells to reduce the risks of obesityUniversity of Cambridge | Professor Antonio Vidal Puig
The release of fat from body fat tissue into the bloodstream is tightly regulated. However, in people who are overweight this regulation is disrupted and too much fat can be released into the blood and other tissues. When this happens, the ...
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Studying the eye to improve detection of small vessel disease in the brainUniversity of Edinburgh | Professor Joanna Wardlaw
Cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) is a common disease affecting the small blood vessels of the brain. SVD is responsible for nearly half of all dementia cases and a fifth of all strokes worldwide. The cause of the disease is poorly unders...