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Do warmer nights raise the risk of death from heart and circulatory disease?
According to new research, men in their early 60s have a higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease on hotter than usual summer nights. We look behind the headlines.
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RESEARCH
Can treatments during pregnancy affect the chances of developing heart disease later in life?University of Cambridge | Professor Dino Giussani
It is becoming increasingly clear that the environment we are exposed to whilst in our mother’s womb also affects our chances of developing heart problems later in life. An inadequate supply of oxygen (hypoxia) in the womb, problems with th...
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New Sheffield research could help to develop preventative treatments for heart disease
Researchers at the University of Sheffield are studying if ‘turning off’ a protein helps to prevent heart attacks & strokes with funding from the British Heart Foundation
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Video: What if three of your family have congenital heart disease?
Video: Three members of the Symonds family live with heart conditions, but they help one another through the toughest times.
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Diagnosing heart failure
Until the late 1990s, getting a definitive heart failure diagnosis was difficult. BHF-funded research helped change that.
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PUBLICATION
Cardiovascular Disease Statistics 2015Book, 146, published on 08/12/2015
Extensive statistics showing the UK burden of cardiovascular disease by age and gender, as well as regionally and nationally
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Understanding the role of proteoglycans in the elasticity of the heartUniversity of Manchester | Dr Christian Pinali
The pumping action of the heart is performed by the beating of muscle cells called cardiac myocytes. These are embedded in a type of ‘biological scaffold’ known as the extracellular matrix (ECM), which organises the myocytes to allow effici...
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First aid skills shortage in the UK
Three of the UK’s largest charities are seeking public support for first aid to become a compulsory part of the school curriculum, following new research which shows more than nine in ten adults (95%) would not be able to save lives in first aid emergencies.
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The Whitehall II study – can controlling heart disease risk factors result in healthy aging?University College London | Professor Eric Brunner
Since 1985, the Whitehall II study has followed the health and wellbeing of over 10,000 civil service workers. Part-funded by the BHF, it has shaped our understanding of the social causes of heart disease, including revealing that people in...
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Does the 16:8 programme help people lose weight and lower heart disease risk?Queen Mary, University of London | Dr Dunja Przulj
Dr Dunja Przulj and her colleagues at Queen Mary, University of London, are studying the 16:8 diet, where people can only eat for 8 hours in a day, to find out if it is a better alternative to current diets. Time-restricted eating require...