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University of Oxford | Dr Alastair Webb

Dr Alastair Webb and his colleagues at the University of Oxford are looking for ways to prevent people who have had strokes experiencing another one. To do so, they are trying to identify factors which could predict the likelihood of anothe...

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Imperial College London | Professor Cesare M N Terracciano

There are two types of cell in the heart, cells that contract to make it beat (myocytes) and cells that don't contract, but provide support for the myocytes (fibroblasts). These researchers at Imperial College London propose that fibroblast...

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University of Cambridge | Professor Hugh Markus

Cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) is a disease affecting the small blood vessels of the brain. It can lead to a lacunar stroke – a type of stroke which happens when one of the small blood vessels deep within the brain becomes blocked. ...

EDI progress report 2026

BHF Senior Dietitian, Dell Standford, explains how much fat you should eat, the difference between saturated and unsaturated fats, and which fatty foods and oils are healthy.

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University of Liverpool | Dr Riaz Akhtar

The aorta is the major artery of the human circulation. It has to withstand very high pressures to distribute blood from the heart all around the body. Acute Type A aortic dissection (AAD) is an uncommon but very serious condition in which ...

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University of Cambridge | Professor Jonathan W Mant

After suffering a transient ischaemic attack (TIA) or a mini-stroke, 10 to 20 per cent of people go on to have a full stroke within a month. The risk of recurrent stroke is 30 to 43 per cent within five years. This risk can be substantially...

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University of Bristol | Professor Paolo Madeddu

Supervised by Professor Paolo Madeddu, this PhD student is developing a source of stem cells to encourage blood vessels to grow and restore blood supply after a heart attack. A heart attack happens when insufficient oxygen-rich blood rea...

The Government published its 10 Year Health Plan on July 3, setting out a new blueprint for the NHS in England. Here's what it means for cardiovascular health and care.

We have released Bias & Biology,bringing together a breadth of research in order to paint a picture of how women in the UK are disadvantaged at every stage of having a heart attack, compared to men.