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The carnivore diet: why it’s not good for your health
Find out why this extreme meat diet, without any fruits or vegetables, can be harmful for your health.
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Watch: What are ACE inhibitors and what do they do in your body?
Have you been prescribed ACE inhibitors? Read what they are, how they work, their possible side effects and more.
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RESEARCH
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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Air pollution in worst hit areas as deadly as smoking over 150 cigarettes each year
People living in areas of the country that are worst affected by air pollution have an increased risk of death that is on average the equivalent to smoking over 150 cigarettes a year.
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Covid-19 and cardiovascular health
After the rapid development of a Framework in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, research leaders have selected six National Flagship Projects.
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A guide to free BHF information and support servicesPoster / chart, published on 18/09/2023
Get this poster to introduce your patients to the BHF's free health and information resources.
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Investigating how blood clots are broken downUniversity of Aberdeen | Dr Nicola Mutch
Dr Nicola Mutch and her team at the University of Aberdeen are working out how the body prevents dangerous blood clots forming in blood vessels and blocking the flow of blood in narrowed arteries. These blockages can lead to heart attacks a...
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Studying how bacteria stick to medical devicesUniversity of York | Professor Jennifer Potts
Devices that are inserted into the body either temporarily or permanently during medical procedures can become infected by bacteria. The infections are very difficult to treat with antibiotics and can affect cardiovascular devices such as r...
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Working out how blood flow disturbances predispose to atherosclerosisUniversity of Sheffield | Dr Heather Wilson
Heart attacks and strokes result from the build-up of fatty plaques within blood vessels, called atherosclerosis. There are specific regions of arteries, such as branch points and curves, that more likely to develop fatty plaques. This is b...
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Harnessing the diverse power of VEGF in blood vessel growthUniversity College London | Professor Christiana Ruhrberg
Problems with blood vessel contribute to heart attacks, strokes and blindness, and giving drugs to stimulate new vessel growth is a promising treatment for these conditions. One of the most effective treatments to stimulate blood vessel g...