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University of Manchester | Professor Bernard Keavney

BHF Professor Bernard Keavney studies the genes underlying congenital heart disease. Professor Keavney has already identified several genes involved in congenital heart disease, when the heart or major blood vessels have not formed prop...

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University of Dundee | Dr William Fuller

The way in which proteins in the heart work can be altered by simple chemical changes to their composition. Stresses on the heart following a heart attack and occasionally treatment for a heart attack can lead to these chemical changes in p...

Our Chief Executive Dr Charmaine Griffiths has been announced as the new President of the European Heart Network (EHN).

What are the different types of heart attacks

Doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Centre in the US have announced the world’s first successful transplant of a genetically modified pig’s heart into a human.

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University College London | Professor Alun Hughes

BHF is helping to fund an imaging centre which aims to provide state of-the-art, highly precise images to help research teams understand heart and circulatory diseases. Based at UCL, the BCCP exploits the power of advanced scanning and i...

Can meditation and mindfulness help people with heart disease? We look at the research to find out.

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University of Dundee | Dr Niall Fraser

The heart is an adaptable organ, having in-built reversible mechanisms that enable it to meet the needs of the body. One of these mechanisms involves changing the chemical composition of some of its existing proteins – which is a much quick...

Toys, board games and puzzles are in higher demand than ever. Have a pre-Christmas clear out and donate toys and games you no longer use.

Part three in our series looking at stress and the heart.