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Four in ten charity-funded early career scientists have considered leaving research due to funding concerns since the coronavirus hit the UK, according to a survey by the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC).

The Sky Bet and British Heart Foundation Every Minute Matters campaign has smashed its target to encourage 270,000 people across Britain to learn CPR with almost two months to go.

Over the past 60 years, BHF support has enabled the training of generations of researchers and supported world-leading scientists to make discoveries that have helped save and improve people’s lives.

Is there a link between the bacteria in our gut and the build-up of fatty material in our arteries? Dr Leanne Grech investigates.

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King's College London | Professor Giovanni Mann

Endothelial cells that line blood vessels in the human body are exposed to much lower oxygen levels than present in the air we breathe. The percent of oxygen in air is 21% whereas the percent of oxygen in different organs and tissues in the...

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St George's, University of London | Dr Claire Nightingale

Childhood obesity is a major UK public health challenge. The way that children are measured is vital in keeping track of the problem, and in monitoring the success or failure of attempts to address it. The most widely used measure of body f...

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University of Hull | Dr Simon Calaminus

Hull researchers are uncovering the role of zinc in platelets and bleeding. Zinc plays an important role in the body. Zinc deficiency exists in many health problems, and is linked to excess bleeding. It is not yet known exactly how a lac...

Lacunar stroke is a type of stroke that could be contributing to dementia. Sarah Brealey hears how Professor Joanna Wardlaw and her colleagues are tackling the problem.

Hear from previous winners of Reflections of Research about their creative process, where their career has taken them, and why this competition is so important.