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RESEARCH
Making ‘hearts in a dish’ to study myotonic dystrophyUniversity of Nottingham | Professor Chris Denning
Professor Chris Denning and colleagues at the University of Nottingham will use stem cells to investigate how to treat a genetic condition that often leads to death from abnormal heart rhythms, known as myotonic dystrophy. They will take sk...
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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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10 tips for understanding food labels
Food labelling can help us make an informed decision when shopping. We explain how to use back-of-pack food labels to make healthy choices.
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PUBLICATION
Annual Review 2015 - facts and figures - UKBooklet, published on 22/12/2015
A short summary of how we spent the money donated to us in the UK.
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How autoantibodies cause thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpuraImperial College London | Professor James Crawley
Dr James Crawley and his colleagues at Imperial College London are studying a life-threatening disease called acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) where patients develop blood clots throughout their body. In healthy people...
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The role of pericytes in regenerating blood vessels and healing heartsUniversity of Bristol | Professor Paolo Madeddu
Bristol researchers are on the search to solve the challenge of regenerating blood vessels. During a heart attack a coronary artery is blocked, starving part of the heart of oxygen. This injures the heart muscle and – in heart attack survi...
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New research to examine how sedentary behaviour is bad for our health
A new worldwide study funded by the British Heart Foundation at the University College London (UCL) will measure how certain physical behaviours, such as sitting for long periods of time, can impact health.
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Volunteer in your local shop
The British Heart Foundation has over 700 charity shops in across the UK all ran by dedicated teams of volunteers. Find out more about the volunteering opportunities available for you to get involved with and how to apply.
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Hope for first treatment for strokes linked to dementia
Two cheap and common drugs could be re-purposed as the first specific treatment for people who experience a type of stroke linked to nearly half of all dementias, according to the results of a clinical trial we have funded presented at the American Heart Association International Stroke Conference.
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Fatty attraction and metabolic syndromeQueen Mary, University of London | Dr Claudio Mauro
Dr Claudio Mauro and his colleagues at Queen Mary, University of London, are studying how metabolic syndrome affects the immune system, where high blood sugars, high cholesterol and insulin resistance can result in inflammation and increase...