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Vagus nerve stimulation could help people get more exercise
An experimental device that stimulates a key nerve connecting the heart and brain can improve fitness and exercise tolerance, according to research funded by us and published in the European Heart Journal.
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Bringing cardiac rehab to your own home
The BHF is now delivering cardiac rehab at home to help people who cannot attend their usual classes right now.
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Understanding healthy heart development to help repair congenital heart defectsKing's College London | Dr Karen Liu
Recent technological advances have made it possible to identify changes in our DNA which can cause congenital heart disease. But this still doesn’t always mean we know what the affected genes do during heart development. Dr Karen Liu has ...
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Watch: What is DVT and how can we stop it?
Our expert explains what to do if you have deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Our short animation has more about the condition and the BHF researchers looking for a cure.
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Testing new molecules to develop into drugs for blood vessel diseasesUniversity of Leicester | Professor Nicholas Brindle
Damage to blood vessels can cause a number of serious conditions including coronary heart disease and stroke. The body normally produces a protein called Ang1 that binds to the cells lining our blood vessels to keep them healthy. In several...
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8 ways to get active every day
Everyday activities, like walking or cycling to the shops, all count! Get tips on building more activity into your daily routine.
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How do blood vessel cells sense and respond to blood flow?Manchester Metropolitan University | Dr Stephen White
The build-up of fatty deposits in arteries is much more likely to occur in the bends and branches of arteries, where blood flow is disrupted. Changes in flow can cause the cells that line the blood vessel wall (endothelial cells) to detach....
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How is oestrogen linked to pulmonary arterial hypertension?University of Strathclyde | Professor Margaret MacLean
Professor Margaret MacLean and colleagues at the University of Glasgow are studying why more women than men develop pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), but men die more quickly. In PAH, the pulmonary arteries (arteries of the lungs) ...
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8 ways to stay slim for life
It's not about dieting: our dietitian presents 8 recommendations to help you stay slim for life. Find out more.
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Peers vote to improve workforce planning in the Health and Care Bill
We take a look at key developments in the Health and Care Bill as it makes its way through Parliament.