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RESEARCH
Preventing obesity disrupting the heart’s energy supplyUniversity of Manchester | Dr Ashraf Kitmitto
Mitochondria are the power houses of cells - they provide energy for all of the cell’s activities. Obesity disrupts the function of the mitochondria, and this is thought to contribute to the higher risk of diabetes and heart failure in peop...
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Smoking
Stopping smoking is the single most important step you can take to protect the health of your heart. Find out more about how smoking affects your heart and what support you can get to quit.
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RESEARCH
A microscope that can visualise heart development in real timeUniversity College London | Professor Peter Scambler
The BHF is helping researchers at University College London provide world-leading facilities for heart research by contributing £80,000 towards a new state-of-the-art microscope. Researchers use high quality microscopes to visualise cell...
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Driving with a heart or circulatory condition
Learn more about driving while living with a heart condition, specifically how quickly you can get back to driving, whether you need to let the DVLA know about your heart condition, whether you can drive a large goods vehicle, and whether you need to let your car insurance company know.
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England stores temporarily closing for four weeks
We are temporarily closing our BHF England charity shops for a four week period from Thursday 5th November, in line with Government guidance. You can still donate via our freepost service or shop online with us to help fund our life saving heart research.
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RESEARCH
Finding a weakness in how bacteria grow on medical devices, to prevent infectionUniversity of York | Dr Michael Plevin
Advances in research and technology have led to the development of a wide range of medical devices used to treat heart disease. Devices like pacemakers, prosthetic heart valves and stents may be placed inside patients’ bodies for year...
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Studying human kidneys to understand the genes behind high blood pressureUniversity of Manchester | Professor Maciej Tomaszewski
High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a major and very common risk factor for heart disease. Better ways to identify and treat those at high risk of developing hypertension are urgently needed. Studies of the human genome have uncovered ...
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RESEARCH
Why does heart block occur at night, especially in athletes?University of Manchester | Dr Halina Dobrzynski
The rate and rhythm of the heartbeat changes between night and day. In particular, at night there can be long pauses between heartbeats, known as ‘heart block’. This occurs in a specialised part of the heart called the atrioventricular (AV)...