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The role of iron in pulmonary arterial hypertensionImperial College London | Professor Martin Wilkins
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare but fatal disorder of high blood pressure in the arteries that supply the lungs, causing breathlessness and swelling of the feet or ankles. In PAH the arteries become narrowed, are less able t...
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Characterising the role of factor XII in blood clottingUniversity of Aberdeen | Dr Nicola Mutch
Factor XII is a protein that is involved with blood clotting. Unusually, it seems to participate in life threatening blood clot formation (thrombosis), but people who lack factor XII do not have excess bleeding. Consequently, scientists are...
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Remarkable and inspiring BHF fundraiser passes away at 108
Joan Willett, a double heart attack survivor from Hastings who reached 108-years-old, passed away peacefully on Friday (29th November 2024).
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Antibiotics
Antibiotics save lives, but resistance to them is increasing. Dr Nicholas Brown tells us when you need them and when you don?t.
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Expertise and leadership in public health must be retained as PHE disbands, BHF warns
Matt Hancock has announced that Public Health England will be disbanded to make way for the National Institute for Health Protection.
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Do e-cigarettes help people with mental illness stop smoking?University College London | Dr Lion Shahab
People with mental illness are more likely to smoke, which may help explain why they have a shorter life expectancy. Some current smoking cessation techniques do work but, in general, people with mental health problems struggle more than ot...
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Bwlch Bioleg: Menywod a Thrawiad ar y Galon
Darllenwch am ragfarn anymwybodol y mae menywod yn ei hwynebu ar bob cam o'u taith clefyd y galon a'n hapêl i lywodraeth Cymru
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BHF joins landmark commission on health and prosperity
Our chief executive joins a major new commission which looks to better understand the connections between health and wealth.
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We work with government
We work with parliamentarians and the public to shape and influence Government policy to create the healthiest environments for everyone to thrive in.
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From bench to bedside: how we turn science into medicine
How are scientific discoveries turned into new tests and treatments? Dr Kavita Raniga explains.