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Our report found that investment into medical research by the third sector plays a vital role in not just the health of the nation, but also the health of the economy.

Darllenwch adroddiad y Grŵp Trawsbleidiol ar Ymchwil Feddygol i adolygiad yr Athro Graeme Reid o ymchwil ac arloesedd a ariennir gan y Llywodraeth yng Nghymru.

BHF research is shedding more light on how fats in your blood could affect your health. Our animation explains Dr Alan Stewart's research.

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University of Birmingham | Dr Rui Monteiro

Formation of the vascular network that carries blood, oxygen and nutrients around the body begins early in the embryo. The main vessels - arteries and veins - are formed first and soon after smaller vessels develop from the main vessels to ...

RESEARCH

University of Cambridge | Dr Murray Clarke

Atherosclerosis is the build-up of fatty material inside arteries, and it causes most heart attacks and strokes. An important process in atherosclerosis is inflammation within the blood vessel wall. This is thought to be caused in part by d...

How Excess Treatment Costs are paid in England

The BHF considers funding requests to support meetings and events in the UK related to cardiovascular disease.

We’re opening Early Career Research, Future Leader and Senior Research Fellowship schemes to international researchers who have been working outside the UK.

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University College London | Professor Daniel F Cutler

Endothelial cells that line the blood vessel contain cigar shaped storage granules called Weibel-Palade Bodies (WPBs), which release factors involved in blood clotting and inflammation. WPBs are malformed and do not function properly in Vo...

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Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Sussan Nourshargh

Professor Sussan Nourshargh and colleagues at the William Harvey Research Institute at Queen Mary, University of London, have been awarded a grant to understand the role of a molecule called tumour necrosis factor (TNF) in rapid tissue swel...