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University of Reading | Professor Angela Clerk

Professor Angela Clerk is studying how certain signals that help the heart respond to stress are regulated in the heart. When the heart goes through a stressful event, such as high blood pressure or a heart attack, heart muscle cells die...

Discover the work of Dr. Karolin Hijazi, a BHF-funded researcher who is studying the link between mouth bacteria, gum disease and heart attacks.

Coffee doesn't stiffen our arteries according to research presented at this year's BCS Conference.

Heart failure means your heart is not working properly, which can cause fluid to build up in your body resulting in sudden weight gain, says BHF Senior Cardiac Nurse Regina Giblin.

Research shows that children with high cholesterol caused by genetic conditions benefit from taking statins.

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University of Edinburgh | Professor Nicholas Hastie

Professor Nicholas Hastie is studying cells in the epicardium, the outside layer of the heart, which plays a crucial role during heart development in the embryo and in repairing the adult heart. A gene called Wilms’ tumour 1, or Wt1, is i...

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Imperial College London | Dr Junaid Zaman

Cardiologist Dr Junaid Zaman at Imperial College London has received a BHF Travel Fellowship to spend one year working in a lab at Stanford University in California, USA. The Stanford researchers are experts in understanding and treating da...

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Newcastle University | Professor Simi Ali

Supervised by Dr Simi Ali, the PhD student funded by this grant is investigating ways to help prevent rejection of donor hearts. Heart transplantation is often the only option for patients with end-stage heart failure. Better drugs mean t...