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Jack Wilshere's Invitational Golf Day raises over £140,000
Former Arsenal and England midfielder, Jack Wilshere, swapped the pitch for the green as he hosted an exclusive Invitational Golf Day in support of us in partnership with Every Minute Matters by Sky Bet. The star-studded day raised an incredible £140,000 to support our lifesaving research.
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Finding genes that tell left from rightUniversity of Leeds | Professor Colin Johnson
Cilia are finger-like projections from cells that act as a cellular antenna to detect and respond to chemical or mechanical cues. Cilia are responsible for the development of the normal left-right asymmetry in the embryo, where different or...
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Volunteer survey: key highlights
In January we launched our Volunteer Engagement Survey which provided us with an excellent insight into our volunteer experience at the BHF – what’s working well and where we need to improve.
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Take the plunge
Learn what aqua aerobics involves and how it can benefit you
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How drugs can cause life threatening heart rhythm disturbancesUniversity of Bristol | Dr Christopher Dempsey
For the heart to pump blood around the body efficiently, electrical signals must travel through the chambers of the heart in an organised and rhythmic way. These signals are co-ordinated by proteins in heart cells called ion channels. A div...
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Take on the British Heart Foundation's Charity Shop Challenge
We are calling on shoppers to shop sustainably this Christmas to save money and raise much needed funds . With a different Christmas ahead for many of us, we are asking the public to shop a little differently this year by buying at least one preloved gift from a charity shop, whether it’s online or in store.
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Seven highlights from the UK's biggest heart conference
Over three days in Manchester, scientists unveiled the very latest in heart and circulatory disease research at this year’s British Cardiovascular Society conference. Some of the brightest minds from the UK and around the world came together to share their latest work. Here are seven things we learned.
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Slowing the progression of atherosclerosis in people with diabetesUniversity of Aberdeen | Professor Mirela Delibegovic
In people with diabetes, heart and circulatory disease causes a significant number of deaths. This is because atherosclerosis (where the large blood vessels in our bodies ‘fur up’ with fatty deposits) progresses faster in people with diabet...
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Is energy regulation by ion channels important for cardioprotection?University of Dundee | Professor Aleksandar J Jovanovic
Heart failure is a debilitating disease that has several causes, including heart attack. During heart failure many of the heart’s natural systems malfunction, including its ability to use its stores of energy effectively to produce a regula...
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How pulmonary arterial hypertension develops and progressesUniversity of Cambridge | Dr Amer Rana
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is abnormally high blood pressure in the arteries carrying blood to the lungs, causing damage to the right side of the heart. Symptoms include breathlessness or tiredness, and can cause death from heart...