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University of Aberdeen | Professor Stefan Hoppler

Thanks to research, it is now possible to direct embryonic stem cells in the laboratory to mature into spontaneously contracting heart cells. However, these procedures are currently too inefficient and unreliable to generate stem cells that...

Leading healthcare experts, led by BHF Scotland, have joined forces to send an open letter the Scottish Health Minister

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Scientists at the University of Oxford are to investigate why people store fat in different parts of their body.

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University of Oxford | Dr Andrew Lewis

Immunocardiology is an area of research looking at immune cells in the heart. A group of immune cells called macrophages are thought to be particularly important, but there is currently no method for non-invasively measuring these cells in ...

The Duchess of York was today announced as an official British Heart Foundation Ambassador, marking the occasion by spending the morning at The William Harvey Heart Centre, Queen Mary University of London, where the BHF funds life saving heart research.

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University of Oxford | Dr Joaquim Vieira

Damage to the heart muscle caused by a heart attack cannot be repaired. This is because the adult heart has a limited ability to grow new muscle cells. Recently, Dr Vieira has shown that the heart attempts to repair itself after injury by...

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University of Oxford | Professor Rajesh Kharbanda

Aortic stenosis (AS) is a condition causing a narrowing of the aortic valve, restricting blood flow out of the heart. AS can be treated by replacing the damaged valve. This is done either by open heart surgery, or by a less invasive procedu...

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King's College London | Professor Giovanni Mann

Supervised by Professor Giovanni Mann, a PhD student is working out if a compound in broccoli called sulforaphane could help to prevent or treat stroke. Professor Mann’s team has discovered that sulforaphane can protect small blood vessels...

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Oxford, University of | Richard McManus

People who have had a stroke or a ‘mini-stroke’ – known to doctors as a TIA - are at higher risk of a further stroke/TIA if their blood pressure is too high. Unfortunately, high blood pressure is common, and too often poorly controlled. Pre...