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Latest BHF Professor announced
Professor Sven Plein, based at the University of Leeds, has been named BHF Professor of Cardiovascular Imaging.
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Do e-cigarettes help people with mental illness stop smoking?University College London | Dr Lion Shahab
People with mental illness are more likely to smoke, which may help explain why they have a shorter life expectancy. Some current smoking cessation techniques do work but, in general, people with mental health problems struggle more than ot...
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How do blood vessels become hardened with calcium?King's College London | Professor Catherine Shanahan
Supervised by Professor Catherine Shanahan, this PhD student is studying a process called vascular calcification, when arteries stiffen and harden. This can lead to heart attacks and high blood pressure. During calcification, blood vessel m...
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Improving pacemaker therapy for people with heart failureImperial College London | Dr Zachary Whinnett
Cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) is a way of synchronising the heart beat in people with heart failure. It uses a type of pacemaker with leads that monitor the heart beat for irregularities and then send out tiny electrical pulses to...
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Understanding how blood clotting and thrombosis is affected by blood fatsUniversity of St Andrews | Dr Alan Stewart
Dr Alan Stewart is studying the processes involved in blood clotting and identifying what happens when this process goes awry. People with diabetes or cancer, or those who are obese, have higher blood fat levels, and are at greater risk ...
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Research excellence at King’s College LondonKing's College London | Professor Ajay Shah
In 2008 the BHF began a £34 million investment strategy to support four top UK universities as BHF Centres of Research Excellence, aiming to secure the UK’s future as a world-leading force in heart research. One of these institutions was Ki...
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Does RAGE cause leaky blood vessels?Imperial College London | Dr Anne Burke Gaffney
After heart surgery, some patients can develop a condition called the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). When SIRS occurs, blood vessels become leaky and fluid can accumulate in the heart, lungs and other organs which prevents ...
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Managing your weight
Having a healthy weight can reduce your risk of developing heart and circulatory diseases like heart attacks, strokes and vascular dementia. Find out how to measure your weight, what weight you should be and how to reduce your health risks.
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Is ‘micro-volunteering’ the next Gen Z trend?
Our charity shops are seeing a rise in younger volunteers, particularly when it comes to ‘micro-volunteering’.
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Researchers investigate new treatment for diabetes to combat sight loss
Researchers at the University of Aberdeen are investigating a new treatment for diabetes which they hope could reduce one of the most common complications of the condition – sight loss.