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BHF responds to health secretary speech on NHS reform
The health secretary Sajid Javid this week laid out his vision for NHS reform in a speech at the Royal College of Physicians.
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First Group Leader announced at flagship vascular dementia research centre
Dr Rikesh Rajani is the first Group Leader appointed to the BHF-UK DRI Centre for Vascular Dementia Research. He will take up his new role from April.
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No firm conclusions can be drawn from statin study in elderly
A new study published in the British Medical Journal suggests statins do not reduce the risk of stroke, heart attack or death in healthy individuals over the age of 75.
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Study sheds light on link between cholesterol and diabetes
Research funded by the British Heart Foundation has found that people with naturally lower levels of LDL cholesterol have an increased risk of diabetes.
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How can a protein involved in energy-production prevent heart damage?Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Philip Eaton
BHF-funded researchers at Queen Mary University of London are investigating how to protect stressed hearts against heart failure. In some situations, the heart can become stressed, for example during and after a heart attack or in people...
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Understanding how the heart adapts to high blood pressureUniversity of Reading | Professor Angela Clerk
High blood pressure puts strain on the heart and, if untreated, can cause permanent changes to heart cells which may later lead to heart failure. These changes are controlled by signals between and within heart cells, some of which influen...
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Uncovering the role of IGF-1 in obesity and diabetesUniversity of Leeds | Professor Mark Kearney
Over one billion people worldwide suffer from obesity and/or obesity-related Type 2 diabetes. These disorders are a major cause of heart attacks, heart failure, lower limb amputation and dementia. Modern treatments for Type 2 diabetes only ...
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Enhancing the body’s natural anti-clotting system to treat thrombosisImperial College London | Professor James Crawley
Blood clotting is highly coordinated and involves processes that promote clotting and others that inhibit it. One of the body’s natural clot-inhibiting pathways is called the “TFPI-protein S anticoagulant system”. In this system, the TFPI...
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BHF responds to the Spring Budget
The BHF has responded to the Government's Spring Budget.
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New scanning methods can detect deadly heart condition before symptoms appear
Combining two types of heart scan could help doctors to detect the deadly heart condition hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) before symptoms and signs on conventional tests appear, according to research funded by us.