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Stellar blood vessels takes crown in national science image competition
We have announced the winner of our 2022 Reflections of Research science image competition. Blending the wonders of science and art, the competition challenges BHF-funded scientists to showcase their awe-inspiring research into cardiovascular health and disease through stunning imagery.
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How monocytes contribute to the development of atherosclerosisUniversity of East Anglia | Dr Samuel Fountain
Dr Samuel Fountain has been awarded a three-year grant to find out how immune cells called monocytes contribute to atherosclerosis – the build-up of fatty deposits (plaques) in blood vessel walls which causes coronary heart disease. During ...
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Using DNA markers to personalise treatment for high blood pressureKing's College London | Professor Philip Chowienczyk
The BHF is working in partnership with the Medical Research Council and their Stratified Medicine Initiative, which awards funding to scientists to find out why groups of patients with the same diagnosis respond to treatments differently. O...
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New report warns disjointed heart failure care is needlessly costing lives
Disjointed and unequal care, likely exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, is leading to more people dying with heart failure, according to our new report.
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Why everything you know about healthy eating is wrong
Do you really know what's healthy and what's not? Our expert nutritionist debunks 11 common myths - the truth might surprise you.
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Can glyceryl trinitrate improve outcomes after a stroke?University of Nottingham | Professor Philip Bath
High blood pressure is common in people who have a stroke because of a blood clot or a bleed – called ischaemic or haemorrhagic stroke – and people are more likely to die or become disabled because of it. So far trials to lower blood pressu...
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How does our childhood affect our hearts in old age?University College London | Dr Gaby Captur
Researchers are adding vital new data to a long-running study revealing how individual circumstances impact our lifelong heart health. In 1946, over 5,000 parents enrolled their new babies in the MRC National Survey of Health and Develop...
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BHF responds to NHS Long Term Workforce Plan
On 30th June, the Government announced its long-awaited NHS Long Term Workforce Plan – a landmark 15-year strategy for recruiting and retaining more NHS staff, and reforming how healthcare professionals work and train in England.
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Protein kinase G, oxidants and high blood pressureKing's College London | Professor Philip Eaton
High blood pressure, or hypertension, puts a strain on the arteries and the heart. As high blood pressure often has no obvious symptoms, many people do not know they have the condition until their blood pressure is measured in a doctor’s su...
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Could extra salt in the diet help to prevent pre-eclampsia?University of Nottingham | Dr Hiten Mistry
BHF Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellow Dr Hiten Mistry is working out if salt intake influences development of pre-eclampsia, a condition affecting pregnant women and causing high blood pressure and protein in the urine. Pre-eclamps...