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Dealing with sex after a heart condition
Find out how two people with heart and circulatory conditions have dealt with challenges to their sex life, and get tips from experts.
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Looking for ways to prevent heart and circulatory disease in people with diabetesUniversity of Leeds | Professor Mark Kearney
Type 2 diabetes affects millions of people across the world and is a major cause of heart attacks and strokes. We urgently need to find new treatments to prevent heart and circulatory disease in people with diabetes, so we can improve the ...
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Searching for molecules in the blood to prevent or treat heart diseaseUniversity of Oxford | Dr Michael Holmes
Although research has revealed the main causes of heart disease, there is still much detail we don’t know. In this fellowship, Dr Holmes intends to analyse the blood in intricate detail to determine whether certain molecules and processes c...
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Studying proteins that prevent blood clottingImperial College London | Professor David A Lane
Blood clotting is a vital part of the healing process after injury. But if blood clots form in blood vessels they can block the flow of blood and cause diseases such as heart attacks or strokes. Finding new ways to prevent blood clotting co...
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Release of funding for clinical trial set-up
A small amount of funding can be released from awarded BHF clinical study grants to support the work required to obtain relevant permissions for this research.
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Can we use big data to help accurately diagnose and predict the outcome of stroke?University of Nottingham | Professor Philip Bath
A stroke happens when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off, causing brain cells to become damaged or die. In a mini stroke, also known as a transient ischaemic attack (TIA), the disruption in blood flow is only temporary and peo...
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Searching for ways to prevent cell death and inflammation in heart failureKing's College London | Professor Kinya Otsu
Data from 2015 suggests that nearly half a million people are living with heart failure in the UK. This is when the heart lacks the strength to pump blood around the body efficiently. BHF Professor Kinya Otsu is one of the world’s leading e...
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Taking ibuprofen with aspirin after a heart attack could increase risk of bleeding, according to study
Combining anti-clotting medication, such as aspirin, with ibuprofen following a heart attack could increase the risk of bleeding and further heart events, according to research.
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Gene discovery with potential to prevent complications for diabetes
A team of scientists we fund at Queen’s University, Belfast, have discovered a gene that increases the risk of blood vessel damage in people with diabetes.
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BHF and PureGym announce partnership to inspire a healthier nation
BHF and PureGym announce a three-year partnership which aims to raise £5 million for research into heart and circulatory diseases whilst making a genuine difference to the health of the nation, both today and in the future.