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In a remarkable achievement, supported by us, UK Biobank has completed the world’s largest whole body imaging project, scanning the brains, hearts, abdomens, blood vessels, bones and joints of 100,000 volunteers.

Professor Kearney and his team are leading several groundbreaking research projects which could lead to new treatments for people with type 2 diabetes.

Our expert explains why it's common to think that sugar can be an addictive substance, and gives us advice on how to break old habits. Find out more.

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University of Strathclyde | Professor John G McCarron

All blood vessels are lined with endothelium – a layer of cells that control many processes in the circulatory system. Professor McCarron’s work suggests that different endothelial cells have distinct jobs to do and communicate with each ot...

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University of Birmingham | Professor Gerard Nash

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) are a type of stem cell that can be extracted from human tissue and grown to large numbers in the laboratory. Professor Gerard Nash and his team at the University of Birmingham have been studying MSCs and believ...

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University of Bristol | Professor Jules Hancox

Professor Jules Hancox and his team at the University of Bristol are studying small proteins that control a small region of the heart called the atrioventricular node, or AVN, to better understand the electrics of the heart muscle. The AVN...

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Imperial 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...

Anyone can develop high cholesterol as they age, but FH is a genetic condition, passed on to you by one of your parents. Professor Steve Humphries explains in this article

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University of Glasgow | Dr Tom Van Agtmael

Dr Tom Van Agtmael and his team at the University of Glasgow are studying how blood vessel diseases lead to haemorrhage, or bleeding, in the brain. Around 15 percent of strokes involve a brain bleed and they can be fatal, so we need to find...

BHF Senior Cardiac Nurse Regina Giblin explains why you get cold hands and feet in winter and what signs to look out for, like numbness and pale or blotchy skin, that may indicate an underlying health condition.