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Investigating the molecular switch that sparks new blood vessel growthUniversity of Manchester | Dr Shane Herbert
Diseases including coronary heart disease, stroke and diabetes affect our blood vessels, causing damage by limiting blood supply. One way to avoid these dangerous consequences could be to encourage healthy new blood vessels to grow. Lead by...
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Impact of patient and public involvement
By listening to Heart Voices members, we have made some vital changes to the work we do. Find out about the value and impact they bring to BHF.
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Studying a signalling pathway involved in blood pressure controlUniversity of Manchester | Dr Adam Greenstein
Dr Adam Greenstein and his colleagues at the University of Manchester are looking for new ways to treat high blood pressure through a new signalling pathway that they have discovered. The heart pumps blood around the body through blood ...
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MPs to debate air pollution in Parliament
Strengthen our air quality laws to protect the country’s health from toxic air pollution – that’s our message to MPs today as they debate the Environment Bill. BHF-funded research has shown that exposure to air pollution, and in particular PM2.5, can damage our heart and circulatory health in a number of ways, increasing the risk of a heart attack or stroke.
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My hospital appointment or surgery is delayed – what can I do?
Find out what to do if your appointment, surgery or test has been delayed or cancelled
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Testing a new treatment target for sepsisUniversity of Leicester | Professor David G Lambert
Although sepsis begins with infection, it can very quickly escalate to a severe immune reaction and circulatory problems. Blood pressure falls, and vital organs shut down because they do not receive the blood they need. Professor Lambert ...
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A new model for aneurysm research that reduces the need for animalsUniversity of Bristol | Dr Jason L Johnson
Dr Jason Johnson is supervising a PhD student who will develop a new model to study aortic aneurysm, when the wall of the main blood vessel leaving the heart, the aorta, swells and bulges like a balloon. Dr Johnson wants to develop a resear...
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Will my statins give me diabetes?
Our Medical Director writes about the recent findings around statins and increased risk of type 2 diabetes. He explains the flaws in the research and why it is crucial people continue to take their statin.
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How dying platelets help clots to formUniversity of Cambridge | Dr Matthew Harper
Dr Matthew Harper and his team at the University of Cambridge are studying how platelets release a molecule called HMGB1, which promotes blood clotting. Platelets are small blood cells that clump together to form clots and prevent excessi...
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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...