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RESEARCH
Improving heart attack recovery by stopping heart cells from ageingNewcastle University | Dr Gavin Richardson
During a heart attack, it is vital to restore blood flow to the heart but this restored blood flow can itself cause further damage that may lead to heart failure over time. Dr Gavin Richardson’s research suggests that this damage may make t...
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Searching for new drugs to treat blood vessel diseaseUniversity of East Anglia | Dr Samuel Fountain
Dr Samuel Fountain at the University of East Anglia is searching for new molecules that boost nitric oxide and could ultimately treat blood vessel diseases. Nitric oxide is a gas made by the endothelial cells lining our blood vessels, whi...
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Office workers fear sitting too long could be impacting their health
Almost half of women (45%) and almost two fifths of men (37%) working in UK offices spend less than 30 minutes a day walking around at work, according to new statistics released ahead of the first On Your Feet Britain campaign to get office workers moving more.
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What does giving blood involve, and can you give blood if you’re a heart patient?
Find out what giving blood involves, where you can donate blood, and whether you can give blood if you have heart disease.
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Weight loss surgery could cut heart failure risk
Weight loss surgery may reduce the risk of developing heart failure for people living with obesity by improving blood flow through their heart muscle, according to research we've funded.
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A day in the life: can a UTI lead to a heart attack or stroke?
Meet the BHF-funded researcher looking into what might be a surprising trigger for heart attacks and strokes.
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The role of stem cells in preventing diabetes-related cardiovascular diseaseUniversity of Leeds | Dr Richard Cubbon
Dr Richard Cubbon, a BHF Intermediate Clinical Research Fellow, at the University of Leeds, has been awarded a grant totalling nearly £170,000 to allow his team to investigate the link between diabetes and cardiovascular disease. They will...
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A toolkit to identify proteins that keep heart cells healthyKeele University | Professor Glenn Morris
Professor Glenn Morris and his colleagues at Keele University are working out which proteins help heart cells to remain healthy, keep beating constantly for many years, and what goes wrong in heart disease. Sometimes people are born with ...
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£30m global challenge launched to tackle heart and circulatory diseases
The British Heart Foundation has launched the Big Beat Challenge, a £30m research funding award that will bring together world-leading researchers and innovators to identify and solve any of the biggest problems in heart and circulatory disease.