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Kids FIRST: a Family-based Intervention to Reduce Snacking and Screen Time in children

Loughborough University | Dr Emma Haycraft

A healthy lifestyle, beginning in childhood is important for keeping the heart healthy. Eating snacks and inactivity by spending a long time sitting in front of screens are two types of behaviour that can increase the risk of poor health in...

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A clinical trial to find the best treatment for minor stroke

University of Glasgow | Professor Keith Muir

Around half of strokes have minor symptoms or appear to improve quickly (known as a transient ischaemic attack). However, about 1 in 3 of these minor strokes can lead to long-lasting disability. People who’ve had a minor stroke are not ...

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Increasing recruitment of patients in stroke prevention trials

University of Edinburgh | Professor Rustam Al-Shahi Salman

Professor Rustam Al Shahi Salman and colleagues from the University of Edinburgh have been awarded a grant to test the PRIME recruitment strategy in the BHF-funded RESTART trial. RESTART is a trial testing whether recommencing antiplatel...

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Can tranexamic acid prevent or slow bleeding in the brain?

University of Nottingham | Dr Robert Dineen

Bleeding into the brain can lead to stroke, and subsequent bleeds that continue afterwards put the patient at higher risk of death or disability. Tranexamic acid is a drug that is currently used against bleeding in acute trauma, and it also...

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Studying the brain could help us to better understand, and control, high blood pressure. Find out more about the latest blood pressure research.

Translational Awards

We offer grants for translational research projects costing less than £250,000. Read for more information on the entry requirements, what's included in the award and how to apply.

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Investigating the role of long non-coding RNA in the regeneration of blood vessels

University of Edinburgh | Professor Andrew Howard Baker

Researchers are searching for ways to make the human body regenerate and repair itself after injury or disease. In coronary heart disease and diabetes, blood vessels can become damaged, causing injury to the tissues they nourish. Regenerati...