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Can depression cause type 2 diabetes?
Recent headlines have claimed that depression is a direct cause of type 2 diabetes, but is this fact or fiction? We go behind the headlines.
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Biggest fall in English heart care waiting list in five years
The heart care waiting list saw the biggest monthly fall in five years in May, latest figures from NHS England show.
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How do enzymes called ubiquitin ligases control new blood vessel growth?University of Leeds | Dr Sreenivasan Ponnambalam
Dr Sreenivasan Ponnambalam and his colleagues at the University of Leeds are studying what controls new blood vessel growth, to find new ways of repairing damaged blood vessels. Blood vessels are an essential network of biological tubes su...
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Characterising the role of factor XII in blood clottingUniversity of Aberdeen | Dr Nicola Mutch
Factor XII is a protein that is involved with blood clotting. Unusually, it seems to participate in life threatening blood clot formation (thrombosis), but people who lack factor XII do not have excess bleeding. Consequently, scientists are...
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Innovation in care
Are you a healthcare academic or professional with a great idea for service care delivery? Find out if you’re eligible for funding with our Healthcare Innovation Fund.
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Heart care waiting list passes 400,000 for the first time
Latest NHS England figures published today show that the number of people on cardiac waiting lists has risen to a record high of 402,793 at the end of July 2023 in England – an increase of 6,050 on the previous month.
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Olivia Arben announced as BHF Ambassador
BHF hosted an intimate dinner at Sushi Samba to announce model Olivia Arben as an official Ambassador.
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Average ambulance waits for heart attacks and strokes over double target
Average ambulance response times for category 2 calls - which includes suspected heart attacks and strokes were 40 minutes in January 2024 in England.
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New AI tool is better at spotting heart failure than current tests
A new artificial intelligence tool, which has been developed with funding from us, can help to diagnose acute heart failure more accurately than current blood tests alone.
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Sick sinus syndrome – lessons from endurance athletesUniversity of Manchester | Dr Gwilym Morris
Dr Gwilym Morris from the University of Manchester is to do a 2-year study looking at a condition called sick sinus syndrome (SSS). SSS affects the function of the heart’s natural internal pacemaker called the sinoatrial node. This node nor...