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Harnessing the immune system to help hearts repair and avoid transplant rejectionQueen Mary, University of London | Dr Suchita Nadkarni
Dr Suchita Nadkarni from Queen Mary University of London is studying how interactions between the body’s immune system and blood vessels can influence the outcome of certain heart and circulatory diseases and procedures, such as heart attac...
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Autumn Statement delivers little hope to heart patients
The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt MP, left health off the agenda in today’s Autumn Statement - instead focusing on economic growth.
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BHF exposes UK sewing skills shortage to launch The Big Stitch campaign
The BHF reveals Brits sewing secrets to launch their Big Stitch campaign this July.
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New research to examine how sedentary behaviour is bad for our health
A new worldwide study funded by the British Heart Foundation at the University College London (UCL) will measure how certain physical behaviours, such as sitting for long periods of time, can impact health.
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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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How proteins interact to cause blood clottingImperial College London | Dr Thomas McKinnon
Von Willebrand Factor (VWF) is a large blood protein that helps blood clotting by interacting with platelets when the blood vessels are injured. Platelets are a type of cell found in blood that help to plug a wound and prevent blood loss. H...
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Developing biomarkers to personalise heart failure treatmentUniversity of Leicester | Professor Leong Ng
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is when the heart can still contract, but the heart muscle may be stiffer than normal, making it less efficient. This project aims to find signals in the blood, called biomarkers that c...
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Understanding how intensive exercise can lead to abnormal heart rhythmsUniversity of Manchester | Dr Alicia DSouza
Exercising regularly is good for heart health, but athletes and people who take part in intensive exercise, such as ultramarathons, can be prone to heart rhythm disturbances such as atrial fibrillation. Dr Alicia D’Souza has previously sh...
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Piezo1 - a protein that could help us reap the heart health rewards of exercise.University of Leeds | Professor David Beech
In the UK, too few of us achieve the recommended level of physical activity to protect our heart health. This is a complex problem in today’s society, and addressing it requires a wide range of solutions to encourage people to exercise and ...
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New BHF report calls for the government to support volunteering
Following Volunteers Week (1-7 June), we have outlined the changes needed to help maximise the benefits of volunteering across the sector. Among our calls, we recommend that third sector organisations develop systems to allow volunteers to move easily between charitable organisations, supported by a recommitment from Government to improve the collection of sector data around volunteering and participation.