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Our partnership with AliveCor
Our partnership with AliveCor means that £3 of every sale of their portable ECG will help fund our lifesaving research.
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How to eat more vegetables and fruits
BHF Senior Dietitian Tracy Parker shares 20 easy ways to add more veg and fruit to your diet, from toast toppings and simple meal hacks to healthy snacks.
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How does a faulty JAK2 gene cause bleeding in blood cancer?University of York | Dr Ian Hitchcock
Dr Ian Hitchcock and colleagues at the University of York are studying myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) - a type of blood cancer commonly caused by a fault in a gene called JAK2. The most common causes of illness and death in people with ...
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Understanding the biology of bleeding disordersUniversity of Birmingham | Dr Neil Morgan
Platelets are small cells that help the blood to clot after an injury and prevent excessive bleeding. Some people inherit a disorder called thrombocytopenia, where they have a low number of platelets and abnormal bleeding. Dr Morgan has...
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How the Piezo1 protein helps endothelial cells respond to stretchUniversity of Leeds | Professor David Beech
Professor David Beech and colleagues at the University of Leeds have been awarded a PhD studentship to allow a young researcher to study the physical forces within blood vessels. They have shown that a protein called Piezo1, an ion chan...
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How does nitric oxide control the growth of new blood vessels in the eye?Queen's University Belfast | Dr Denise M McDonald
Dr Denise McDonald and Dr Anthony Collins from Queen’s University in Belfast, Northern Ireland, are investigating what controls growth of new blood vessels in the retina of the eye. Damage to these intricate vessels stops oxygen reaching th...
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Developing a new sensor to measure blood flow in blood vesselsUniversity of Nottingham | Dr Kenton Arkill
Dr Kenton Arkill and his team at the University of Nottingham are developing a new tool to help researchers measure the force of blood flowing through blood vessels to better understand how blood vessels work and what goes wrong in cardiova...
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Treating atrial fibrillation to prevent strokes
Atrial fibrillation is a major cause of strokes. Our research is finding out how best to treat atrial fibrillation to prevent strokes.
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Belfast scientist receives funding for research into how the body can regrow blood vessels
We have awarded funding to Belfast scientist Dr Karla O'Neill for research that will help to bring us a step closer to creating treatments that can restore the body’s ability to grow new blood vessels