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Encouraging people to eat healthier foods using a virtual supermarketUniversity of Oxford | Dr Peter Scarborough
Eating healthily helps protect against heart and circulatory disease, but currently, people in the UK are not meeting dietary recommendations. We know food prices help people choose which foods to buy, and some countries tax unhealthy foods...
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Studying the role of insulin in macrophagesUniversity College London | Dr Ines Pineda Torra
Dr Matthew Gage and his colleagues at University College London (UCL) are studying the role of insulin in immune cells called macrophages. These cells are involved in driving inflammation and, indirectly, in atherosclerosis – when blood ves...
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Deciphering the intricate process controlling plateletsUniversity of Birmingham | Dr Alexandra Mazharian
BHF Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellow Dr Alexandra Mazharian is working out the intricate processes behind production of platelets - small fragments of bone marrow cells called megakaryocytes (MK cells) that circulate in the blood ...
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Graeme Souness backs Rangers Charity Foundation partnership
The Rangers Charity Foundation has announced BHF Scotland as their new national charity partner for the season.
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BHF responds to the Spring Budget
The BHF has responded to the Government's Spring Budget.
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Running in the heat and humidity
We’ve teamed up with Full Potential, a team of professional coaches and industry experts, to offer you a guide to running in the heat.
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How do genetic faults cause lymphoedema?St George's, University of London | Dr Pia Ostergaard
Supervised by Dr Pia Ostergaard, this PhD student is studying how genetic faults can lead to primary lymphoedema, a lifelong, often disabling condition affecting the lymphatic system. The lymphatic system is a network of vessels that car...
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How platelets work in the blood clotting processUniversity of Oxford | Dr Catherine Pears
Platelets are small circulating cells in the blood that clump together when blood clots after an injury, to prevent excessive bleeding. But platelets are also involved in forming clots in arteries, which can lead to heart attacks and stroke...
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Why do some platelets become harmful, while others are helpful?University of Cambridge | Dr Matthew Harper
Platelets are small blood cells that are both helpful and harmful to us. Helpful, because they enable our blood to clot after injury, so prevent too much bleeding. Harmful, because they also form clots in diseased arteries, leading to heart...
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Preventing pre-eclampsia
Pre-eclampsia affects up to one in 25 pregnancies in the UK and can be serious. We’ve been funding research to understand its causes in order to better prevent it.