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The BHF's research highlights of 2020
What a year it's been for our community of researchers. Not only have they continued their life-saving research into heart and circulatory diseases, but some redirected their expertise to join the fight against coronavirus. Let’s take a moment to reflect on some of the BHF’s research highlights in 2020.
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Deborah Lawlor
Deborah Lawlor and her team are studying the links between ethnicity, genetics and health in pregnancy on the long-term heart health of mothers and children
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Can our genes predict the best drug combinations to prevent heart disease?University College London | Dr Amand Floriaan Schmidt
A variety of different drugs are used to help prevent heart attacks and strokes, and they work in different ways. For example, by reducing cholesterol or decreasing blood pressure. Although these drugs are often prescribed together, the saf...
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Your guide to 11 different types of blood tests
Read our list of the most common blood tests you may have and what they reveal about the body.
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Why am I always tired
BHF Senior Cardiac Nurse, Regina Giblin, explains how lack of oxygen to the heart and medicine side effects can cause long-term tiredness in people with heart and circulatory conditions.
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8 chocolate "facts" you shouldn't believe
It's tempting to swallow the hype about chocolate's supposed benefits, but don't believe all you read. We replace some common myths with the facts.
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Do our behaviours as young adults affect our long term heart disease risk?University College London | Professor Alun Hughes
Professor Alun Hughes is studying how events in early adulthood influence our risk of heart and circulatory disease and diabetes in later life. We already know that events in the womb and in childhood influence our likelihood of developi...
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Help researchers learn about impact of coronavirus with app
People with heart and circulatory diseases can contribute to the fight against the coronavirus (Covid-19) by downloading a symptoms-logging app developed by leading researchers.
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Leading health charities call for action in Scotland
Working with other charities in Scotland, we’re calling for all political parties to commit to take the actions that could save thousands of lives from preventable diseases.
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My job as a lawyer was stressful and it contributed to my heart disease
Rachel Boothroyd was working as a successful lawyer in the city when she felt something was wrong with her body. "I thought heart disease was a risk I could manage – I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, and I watch what I eat. I thought I could stay on top of it, but heart disease came into my life as it does for so many people. It’s one of the biggest killers in the UK."