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Professor Simon Ray appointed Deputy Chair and Professor Jane Armitage joins Board of Trustees
We’re delighted to welcome Professor Simon Ray, appointed as Deputy Chair of the Board of Trustees, and Professor Jane Armitage, who joins as a new Trustee
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Research excellence at Imperial College LondonImperial College London | Professor Martin Wilkins
By investing in research the BHF are supporting scientists to make potentially life-saving discoveries, which could help us beat the heartbreak caused by heart and circulatory diseases across the world. But sometimes it takes more than a on...
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Research Excellence at the University of OxfordUniversity of Oxford | Professor Hugh Watkins
By investing in research the BHF are supporting scientists to make potentially life-saving discoveries, which could help us beat the heartbreak caused by heart and circulatory diseases across the world. But sometimes it takes more than a on...
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Using a patient’s own cells to treat diabetic circulation problemsUniversity of Leeds | Dr Richard Cubbon
Type 2 diabetes affects more than 1 million people in the UK, most of who are unable to control their blood sugar because they don’t respond to the hormone insulin. This is called ‘insulin resistance’, and can damage blood vessels, leading ...
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Understanding the roles of the regulatory enzymes DDAH in the brain’s circulationUniversity of Glasgow | Dr Alyson Miller
This team is addressing a gap in knowledge about blood vessel health in the brain, hoping to identify new ways to tackle diseases such as stroke. The health and function of our blood vessels is highly influenced by the layer of cells linin...
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How collagen helps the blood to clotUniversity of Cambridge | Professor Richard Farndale
Collagen is a structural protein of the blood vessel wall, which is normally concealed beneath the cells that line the blood vessel inner walls. When the blood vessel becomes injured, collagen is exposed and attracts cells called platelets ...
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Implantable loop recorders
Find out more about implantable loop recorders, what they're used for, how they work and how they're fitted.
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Finding a new way to treat pulmonary arterial hypertensionUniversity of Cambridge | Professor Anthony Davenport
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare but devastating condition where the blood vessels in the lung narrow, causing strain on the right side of the heart. This can lead to heart failure and ultimately death – around 15 per cent of...
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How to exercise with shortness of breath
If you struggle to breathe, staying active can feel like a challenge. Exercise expert Laura Cartwright explains how to exercise with shortness of breath.
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Quantum dot nanoparticles: a new drug delivery system to prevent blood clotsUniversity of Hull | Dr Graeme Stasiuk
The PhD student supervised by Dr Graeme Stasiuk is creating a state-of-the-art new drug delivery and imaging system using quantum dot nanoparticles. This system will allow doctors to deliver drugs to specific types of blood cell, called pla...