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7 surprisingly salty foods
Salt can sneak up on you in some unexpected places. Make sure you're on the look-out for these common culprits.
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RESEARCH
Cardiac resynchronisation therapy: how it worksImperial College London | Professor Darrel Francis
Cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) involves the implantation of a pacemaker device and is performed in certain heart failure patients to ensure the heartbeat maintains its rhythm. CRT has revolutionised treatment of some forms of heart...
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Potential new drug for incurable vascular dementia
A drug already used to treat high blood pressure could be re-purposed as the first treatment to tackle a type of vascular dementia caused by damaged and ‘leaky’ small blood vessels in the brain, according to research we've part-funded and published today in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
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We have been working with local councils to carry out kerbside collections.
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Using Big Data to detect side effects of statins, for better informed prescribingUniversity of Oxford | Dr Christina Reith
Statins are medicines that lower cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes. These benefits have been proven in many clinical trials, including the BHF-funded Heart Protection Study. However, there is public concern...
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Do cruciferous vegetables lower blood pressure?
We fact-check claims that eating 'superfoods’ like broccoli, cauliflower and kale every day can reduce high blood pressure.
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The Factor XIIa and VWF partnership: a potential drug target to prevent thrombosis?Imperial College London | Dr Thomas McKinnon
Dr Thomas McKinnon and his colleagues at Imperial College London are studying the processes underlying blood clotting to look for ways to prevent unwanted blood clotting, or thrombosis, without causing bleeding. Von Willebrand Factor (VW...
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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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Inclusive insight: changing how BHF collects diversity data
To help us understand how we can move towards becoming a more inclusive research funder, we will start asking for more diversity information from our research community.
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