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Standing with our BHF research community
Coronavirus (Covid-19) is an unprecedented pandemic that has shaken the world. As the situation evolves, we are mobilising our research community to join the fight against Covid-19.
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Funding the researchers of the future
Over the past 60 years, BHF support has enabled the training of generations of researchers and supported world-leading scientists to make discoveries that have helped save and improve people’s lives.
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Four million people are living with untreated high blood pressure, new estimates show
Four million people under the age of 65 in the UK are living with untreated high blood pressure, according to new estimates we have produced.
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Prevention - ASCEND
The BHF supported the ASCEND trial, to find out whether a daily aspirin tablet and/or a fish oil capsule could help to prevent these conditions in people with diabetes.
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Is honey good for you?
Find out if is honey better than regular sugar and if it has special health benefits, with answers from Senior British Heart Foundation Dietitian Tracy Parker.
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How to organise a quiz night for BHF
Read our guide to planning a charity quiz night for British Heart Foundation. Get free materials and raise money for lifesaving research.
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RESEARCH
Sirolimus: A complementary antiplatelet drug?University of Bristol | Professor Ingeborg Hers
Whenever we get a cut or a wound, platelets come together to form a clot and stop the continued bleeding. However, sometimes clots can cause blockages inside the blood vessels, which can eventually cause a heart attack or a stroke. To preve...
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Predicting the best way to reset the heart’s rhythmImperial College London | Dr Zachary Whinnett
People with abnormal heart rhythms are sometimes treated with a method called ‘pacing’ which uses small electrical pulses to reset their heartbeat. Scientists have recently discovered a new method for resetting the heartbeat called His-paci...
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Averting the harmful effects of high blood pressureUniversity of Oxford | Professor David Paterson
High blood pressure, or hypertension – is a risk factor for heart and circulatory disease. Research to understand how high blood pressure is controlled and what goes wrong in disease could reveal ways to prevent the harmful effects of high ...
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Von Willebrand factor unfolding the clotting processImperial College London | Professor David A Lane
Following blood vessel injury, platelets are needed to form a blood clot and mend the vessel. Von Willebrand factor (VWF) a ‘sticky’ protein, helps platelets bind to the site of injury. VWF must unfold at the molecular level for this to hap...