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BHF Accelerator Award to boost research at University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham is one of only six institutions in the UK to receive the £1 million funding, which will strengthen its ground-breaking research into heart and circulatory diseases.
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3D heart scans on the NHS to give heart patients faster treatment
People in England with coronary heart disease will be seen, diagnosed and treated up to five times faster following the introduction of 3D heart scans being rolled out on the NHS.
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JAZZ™ Apples supports Bournemouth Pier to Pier Swim 2023
JAZZ™ Apples are sponsoring this year's Bournemouth Pier to Pier Swim which will see participants taking on the 1.4-mile challenge between Bournemouth and Boscombe Pier.
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Our shops hit £1 million on reopening day
BHF shops have made an incredible £1 million in sales on the first day of reopening following lockdown.
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British Heart Foundation warns research investment could halve this year due to coronavirus
Today we have called for Government action to support charity research in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, which we anticipate will cut our annual research budget by £50 million. Urgent Government support is vital if we are to protect the future of BHF-funded research.
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Antidepressants
For some people living with a heart condition, antidepressants can help. An expert explains how they work, side effects and how to tell if you're depressed.
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Using ultrasound to make lab-grown heart cells more like the real thingImperial College London | Professor Molly Stevens
Scientific advances mean that it is now possible to grow heart cells in the laboratory from stem cells. There are several potential uses for lab-grown cells. For instance, to create ‘prosthetic’ heart tissue to repair the damage caused by a...
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Targeting the cell’s sodium pump to treat heart failure and high blood pressureKing's College London | Professor Michael Shattock
Heart failure is a condition in which your heart is not pumping blood around the body as well as it used to, and there is currently no cure. In contrast, high blood pressure is usually a manageable disease that can be treated with medicatio...
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High blood pressure during pregnancy increases risk of heart attacks and strokes
Women who have high blood pressure during their pregnancies, or a related more severe condition called pre-eclampsia, are at much higher risk of heart attacks and strokes than those who have normal blood pressure, according to new research we funded.
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How is the pH inside heart cells linked to heart disease?University of Oxford | Dr Pawel Swietach
Dr Pawel Swietach and his colleagues at the University of Oxford are working out how pH influences gene activity within heart cells, and what happens in heart disease. Within healthy limits, changes in pH (how acidic or alkaline it is) can ...