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Our response to the Daily Telegraph story on charity expenditure
An article in a national newspaper has criticised a number of UK charities, including the BHF, for not spending enough income on charitable activities. We believe the article gives a distorted view of how we spend your donations, which help fund over half of heart research at UK universities. Read our full response to the story here.
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PUBLICATION
Understanding your heart health - large printLarge Print, published on 20/11/2024
A large print version of our booklet on heart health, including lots of tips and easy swaps you can make to look after your heart.
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Lowering blood pressure is even more beneficial than previously thought
Blood pressure-lowering medication can prevent serious cardiovascular conditions such as strokes, heart failure and heart attacks in adults with normal blood pressure, according to research we part-funded and that was published in The Lancet.
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New research at the University of Manchester identifies two genes linked to a serious congenital heart condition
Scientists at the University of Manchester have this week published research, funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) which shows, for the first time, possible genetic causes of a serious congenital heart condition, Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF).
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RESEARCH
A three dimensional sat-nav for the heartImperial College London | Professor Peter Kohl
The heart is amazingly complex, yet astonishingly robust in its response to changing conditions, from exercise to aging, disease and even transplantation to another body. This ability to adapt over milliseconds to years is based on cell lev...
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PKC alpha: a critical protein for forming blood clotsUniversity of Bristol | Professor Alastair Poole
Platelets are small cells in the bloodstream that clump together at sites of injury, triggering a clot to form to prevent excessive bleeding. Platelet clumping can be activated in diseased arteries when a fatty plaque ruptures. When this ha...
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Will listening to Mozart reduce your blood pressure?
A small study has found that listening to classical music, like Mozart or Strauss, for 25 minutes could reduce your blood pressure. We look behind the headlines.
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Should I be worried about an infection risk following heart valve surgery?
Our expert answers a question about infection risk after surgery, and explains what to do if you're concerned.
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Can vagus nerve stimulation make it easier to exercise?
Recent media reports suggest a new study has found stimulating the vagus nerve can increase your VO2 max and improve your ability to exercise. But is it true? Read our verdict
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What is a fundraising group?
Learn more about what fundraising groups are, and how they help to support BHF's lifesaving research.