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Could miR-150 prevent or treat pulmonary arterial hypertension?Imperial College London | Dr Beata J Wojciak Stothard
Dr Beata Wojciak Stothard and her team at Imperial College London are studying pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a severe disease which begins when cells lining the inner surface of lung blood vessels, called endothelial cells, become ...
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Heart CT scans: a peek into the future
Find out how BHF-funded researchers are using heart CT scans to help prevent, diagnose and treat heart disease.
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Luton Town's Tom Lockyer urges everyone to learn CPR after cardiac arrest
Luton Town captain Tom Lockyer, who suffered a cardiac arrest during a Premier League match last year, has urged the nation to learn CPR this Heart Month.
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Could switching on PKD improve the heart’s ability to pump after heart failure?King's College London | Professor Jonathan Kentish
Professor Jonathan Kentish and his team at King’s College London are working out if switching on an enzyme called protein kinase D (PKD) could help the heart to pump blood around the body after heart failure. In some people who have had a...
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Studying what causes angina after exerciseKing's College London | Professor Simon Redwood
Supervised by Professor Simon Redwood, this Clinical Research Training Fellow is studying angina, chest pain that occurs when the blood supply to the heart muscle is restricted. Coronary heart disease – when the arteries supplying the h...
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Life expectancy is lower in people with history of diabetes, stroke and heart attack
BHF-funded researchers at the University of Cambridge have shown that people with a history of two or more conditions - including heart attack, diabetes and stroke - have a significantly reduced life expectancy
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First patient has gene therapy which could help heart bypass last longer
A heart attack survivor is the first person to receive groundbreaking gene therapy which aims to prevent coronary artery bypass grafts failing. The clinical trial now underway in Glasgow is the result of many years of research, much of it funded by us.
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Heart attack and stroke deaths related to air pollution could exceed 160,000 by 2030
We are calling for bold Government action to address this public health emergency as we launch a hard-hitting new campaign on air pollution. We are demanding World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on particulate matter (PM) to be adopted into UK law, and met by 2030.
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5 ways to spend less time sitting down
Sitting down too much can be bad for your health, even if you exercise regularly. Get our tips to slash your sitting time.
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Preventing stroke damage by mimicking the body’s own anti-clot drugsUniversity of Manchester | Professor Stuart M Allan
Stroke is a devastating condition which occurs when blood supply to the brain is limited. It can occur when a clot blocks the brains blood supply and is made worse by inflammation of the blood vessels in the brain. Von Willebrand Factor (v...