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How obesity damages blood vesselsUniversity of Manchester | Dr Adam Greenstein
Obesity is a growing problem in the UK. Children who are obese are at a much higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease if they remain obese. Scientists know that in obesity-related cardiovascular disease, the inner lining of the bloo...
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Quantum dot nanoparticles: a new drug delivery system to prevent blood clotsUniversity of Hull | Dr Graeme Stasiuk
The PhD student supervised by Dr Graeme Stasiuk is creating a state-of-the-art new drug delivery and imaging system using quantum dot nanoparticles. This system will allow doctors to deliver drugs to specific types of blood cell, called pla...
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Understanding the importance of white blood cells called monocytes in ANCA vasculitisKing's College London | Dr Michael G Robson
Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) vasculitis is a condition where antibodies that usually help fight infection instead trigger the attack of the body’s own immune cells and cause inflammation of the blood vessels. This can cause d...
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CBD: What is it, and can it help the heart?
In recent years, CBD oil has been called the 'miracle of the modern age'. But what is CBD, and can CBD products help the heart?
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What are the missed opportunities for statin treatment in the UK?London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine | Dr Emily Herrett
Statins are proven to reduce the risk of heart and circulatory disease. They are commonly prescribed in the UK but there is strong evidence to suggest that not all people eligible for statins receive them. This means that there may be heart...
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Developing better ways to detect heart failureQueen's University Belfast | Dr Chris Watson
Heart failure is a serious condition where the heart is unable to pump blood efficiently around the body. We urgently need to better understand the mechanisms of heart failure and to develop better screening tools to detect and manage this ...
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10 tips for understanding food labels
Food labelling can help us make an informed decision when shopping. We explain how to use back-of-pack food labels to make healthy choices.
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Developing computer models of hypertrophic cardiomyopathyUniversity of Oxford | Dr Alfonso Bueno Orovio
Dr Alfonso Bueno Orovio from the University of Oxford is developing a computer model of a human heart with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), to better understand this disease. HCM is the most common hereditary heart disease and the main ca...
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Take 10 minutes to change your life this Heart Month
February is Heart Month and this year we’re urging people to take at least 10 minutes a day to help improve their own heart health as well as support our annual fundraiser, Wear it. Beat it.
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Our response to the Daily Telegraph story on charity expenditure
An article in a national newspaper has criticised a number of UK charities, including the BHF, for not spending enough income on charitable activities. We believe the article gives a distorted view of how we spend your donations, which help fund over half of heart research at UK universities. Read our full response to the story here.