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Grow your own blood vessel model in a dish
Researchers can now grow a model of a patient’s blood vessel wall in a dish from a small sample of their blood. The technology could be used to create personalised testing kits for new drugs and advance research into diseases of the blood vessels including stroke, heart attack and vascular dementia.
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British Heart Foundation and UK Dementia Research Institute announce Centre for Vascular Dementia Research
BHF and UK DRI have today announced plans for the UK’s first research Centre dedicated to finding new treatments to prevent, halt and cure vascular dementia.
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How does heart metabolism become disrupted to cause diabetic cardiomyopathyUniversity of Manchester | Dr Wei Liu
Investigating how diabetes causes a dangerous condition called diabetic cardiomyopathy. Diabetes is a major global health problem, estimated to affect more than 400 million people. The condition can double a person’s risk of developing h...
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Linking the mother's immune system to heart function during pre-eclampsiaQueen Mary, University of London | Dr Suchita Nadkarni
Pre-eclampsia is a common condition that occurs during pregnancy. It is a leading cause of death in mothers and unborn babies worldwide. Women with pre-eclampsia have abnormal heart function during pregnancy and a high risk of developing h...
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The Duchess of York announced as BHF Ambassador
The Duchess of York was today announced as an official British Heart Foundation Ambassador, marking the occasion by spending the morning at The William Harvey Heart Centre, Queen Mary University of London, where the BHF funds life saving heart research.
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Research reveals certain personality traits linked to higher risk of heart attack and stroke
Research funded by the us has revealed that certain personality traits, such as anxiousness, mood swings and irritability, referred to in the research as neurotic traits, are associated with early signs of heart ageing.
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Spotting people at risk of heart and circulatory diseases
We’ve been funding research to find signals in the blood that could help doctors identify people at risk of heart and circulatory diseases and find new treatments.
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Landmark £100m donations through JustGiving to fund our lifesaving research
We have reached a landmark £100 million in donations via online fundraising site JustGiving
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June Sarpong gives new home a BHF makeover
June Sarpong has given her new home a sustainable touch by furnishing it with pre-loved items from British Heart Foundation stores.
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Slowing the progression of atherosclerosis in people with diabetesUniversity of Aberdeen | Professor Mirela Delibegovic
In people with diabetes, heart and circulatory disease causes a significant number of deaths. This is because atherosclerosis (where the large blood vessels in our bodies ‘fur up’ with fatty deposits) progresses faster in people with diabet...