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Innovation in care
Are you a healthcare academic or professional with a great idea for service care delivery? Find out if you’re eligible for funding with our Healthcare Innovation Fund.
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Targeting inflammatory cells to reduce the risks of obesityUniversity of Cambridge | Professor Antonio Vidal Puig
The release of fat from body fat tissue into the bloodstream is tightly regulated. However, in people who are overweight this regulation is disrupted and too much fat can be released into the blood and other tissues. When this happens, the ...
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Halting the build-up of plaques in our arteries to prevent heart attacks and strokesUniversity of Sheffield | Professor Paul Evans
Heart attacks and strokes happen when areas of fatty build-up within our arteries, known as plaques, rupture. As blood flows through our circulatory system, it creates friction on the wall of the blood vessels which can be sensed by the cel...
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13 small changes that add up to a healthy diet
A few small steps can make a healthy diet and help you to control your weight, too. Dietitian Annemarie Aburrow shows us how.
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A new technique to treat high blood pressureQueen Mary, University of London | Professor Morris Brown
Professor Morris Brown and his team at Queen Mary, University of London, are investigating if a new technique could cure some people of their high blood pressure. High blood pressure, or hypertension, can lead to strokes and heart attacks...
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Global research challenge to address women's cardiovascular health
The British Heart Foundation, alongside 11 leading research funders around the world, is inviting researchers to compete in a new research challenge to address women’s cardiovascular health.
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"World-leading" researcher Professor Susanne van Veluw announced as Group Leader at vascular dementia centre
We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Professor Susanne van Veluw, a new Group Leader at the BHF-UK DRI Centre for Vascular Dementia Research (CVDR).
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Could cMyC be a better marker than troponins for diagnosing heart attacks?King's College London | Professor Michael Marber
Every day, hundreds of people go to hospital with symptoms that could indicate a heart attack. Identifying and treating someone who is having a heart attack quickly is essential, to limit the damage it causes to their heart. Hospital doctor...