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Understanding the damage diabetes causes to the bone marrowUniversity of Bristol | Professor Paolo Madeddu
People with diabetes have a higher chance of developing heart failure, dementia, and suffering heart attacks and strokes, compared to people without diabetes. The exact reasons for this are unknown, but researchers know that circulatory pro...
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Investigating how bad cholesterol is removed from the bodyUniversity College London | Dr Emmanuel Boucrot
When the levels of LDL (‘bad cholesterol’) are raised in the blood, our chances of developing coronary heart disease increase. Statin drugs lower cholesterol in the body by blocking its production in the liver. However, in response to this ...
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Best compound exercises to help you lose weight
Cardiac rehab expert Hara Markos explains how staying active can help you lose weight and demonstrates how to do compound exercises like squats, press ups and shoulder presses at home. Try them now.
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Developing better scans to guide cardiac catheterisationKing's College London | Dr Sebastien Roujol
Cardiac catheterisation is used to aid diagnosis and treatment in people with congenital heart disease (CHD). It involves inserting a catheter and a guidewire into the circulatory system through the groin or arm and is guided by an X-ray ma...
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How does interleukin-1 contribute to stroke damage?University of Manchester | Professor Stuart M Allan
When blood vessels feeding the brain become blocked because of furred up arteries (atherosclerosis) or a blood clot, a stroke occurs. The stroke is made worse by inflammation, when immune system cells invade the injured area and cause furth...
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M126 Stem cell researchBooklet, 4 pages, published on 24/12/2010
We answer your questions on stem cells in cardiovascular research.
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Cardiovascular inequalities across English local authorities
Our report examines how the inequalities in cardiovascular health are even more extreme across the ten most and least deprived local authorities in England.
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It's time for action on medical misogyny
Our chief executive Dr Charmaine Griffiths shares her thoughts on the Renewed Women's Health Strategy for England.
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Research excellence at Imperial College LondonImperial College London | Professor Michael Schneider
In 2008 the BHF began a £34 million investment strategy to support four top UK universities as BHF Centres of Research Excellence, aiming to secure the UK’s future as a world-leading force in heart research. One of these institutions was Im...
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Fixing cell energy production in the cells that line the blood vessels, to find a treatment for PAHUniversity of Cambridge | Dr Paola Caruso
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare but lethal disease of high blood pressure in the lungs. This high pressure puts a strain on the person’s heart, which struggles to cope and which can lead to heart failure. The precise cause o...