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  • RESEARCH

    Understanding the role of exosomes in heart health in diabetes

    Imperial College London | Professor Costanza Emanueli

    Professor Emanueli and her team want to understand the damaging molecular messengers sent to heart cells in diabetes. Having diabetes increases a person’s risk of developing coronary heart disease, and it makes the disease worse by damag...

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    Finding genes that tell left from right

    University of Leeds | Professor Colin Johnson

    Cilia are finger-like projections from cells that act as a cellular antenna to detect and respond to chemical or mechanical cues. Cilia are responsible for the development of the normal left-right asymmetry in the embryo, where different or...

  • BHF joins leading organisations in calling for an industry wide sugar and salt levy

    We have joined a major new campaign, Recipe for Change, which is calling for the UK Government to implement an industry-wide levy on salt and sugar to help make our food healthier.

  • New long lasting artificial valve could benefit heart patients

    Scientists funded by the British Heart Foundation at the University of Bristol and University of Cambridge have created a new heart valve with potentially greater benefits than current artificial valves.

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    Developing a new algorithm to detect arrhythmias and prevent sudden cardiac death

    Imperial College London | Dr Zachary Whinnett

    An arrhythmia is an abnormal heart rhythm. Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are small devices placed within the body that prevent sudden cardiac death by treating life-threatening ‘ventricular’ arrhythmias. If an ICD detects a...

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    Health at Work - Stair climb challenge

    Information Sheet, 6 pages, published on 08/03/2017

    Increase the number of steps you take each day by challenging your colleagues to virtually climb well-known mountains and buildings.

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  • Stop smoking

    Stop smoking and reap the financial and health benefits for years to come, as our three ex-smokers have found. Read more.

  • Leading cardiovascular research in the UK since 1961

    We are the biggest non-commercial funder of research into cardiovascular research in the UK, funding life-saving research that has improved the lives of millions of people.

  • RESEARCH

    Should the flu vaccine programme be extended for heart attack and stroke prevention?

    London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine | Dr Charlotte Warren-Gash

    Researchers are investigating if people with heart disease risk factors are vulnerable to flu-related heart attacks. Having a respiratory infection, such as flu or pneumonia, temporarily raises our risk of a heart attack or stroke. While...

  • Cardiac MRI scan

    Find out why you'd have a cardiac MRI scan, what happens during the scan, when you'll get results and where to get support.

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