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Using DNA markers to personalise treatment for high blood pressureKing's College London | Professor Philip Chowienczyk
The BHF is working in partnership with the Medical Research Council and their Stratified Medicine Initiative, which awards funding to scientists to find out why groups of patients with the same diagnosis respond to treatments differently. O...
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How bad are sugary drinks for your health?
A new tax on sugary drinks is a useful reminder of why they’re bad news for our health, explains Senior Dietitian Victoria Taylor.
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Hunting for genes linked to cerebral small vessel diseaseUniversity of Cambridge | Professor Hugh Markus
Professor Hugh Markus and colleagues at the University of Cambridge are studying cerebral small vessel disease (SVD), a disease of the small blood vessels in the brain. The condition causes a quarter of all strokes and underlies vascular de...
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Transforming heart attack treatment
We’ve made huge progress in treating heart attacks. Read how we helped set up the first coronary care units.
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Identifying the specific genes responsible for antibody-associated vasculitisUniversity of Cambridge | Professor Kenneth Smith
Antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a devastating autoimmune disease, where a person’s own immune cells attack the body and cause damage. The resulting blood vessel inflammation can lead to a blood clot in the lungs, kidney failure, or ...
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Stopping early stage heart disease progressing to heart failureImperial College London | Dr Viola Kooij
Hundreds of thousands of people are living with heart failure and currently there is no cure. Understanding the changes that occur in early stages of heart disease could reveal new ways to design drugs which stop patients progressing to hea...
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Using robots to make stem cells a better tool for researchersUniversity of Nottingham | Professor Chris Denning
Professor Chris Denning is investigating how to make stem cells a tool to help solve a variety of problems, from testing drugs safety to repairing damaged organs. In the lab, we can turn stem cells into heart cells, but these cells do no...
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Waiting for the green light
Vascular dementia through the eyes of Lesley Jackson and Professor Roxana Carare
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Iconic Harry Enfield suit open for bids on eBay
An iconic suit worn by comedian Harry Enfield has been donated to us and is now open for bids on the our eBay site. Enfield, known for his shows including Harry Enfield and Chums, personally donated the suit to his local BHF shop in London and it will now be sold to help us fund lifesaving research.
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Controlling von Willebrand factor as a treatment for strokeImperial College London | Professor David A Lane
Although stroke patients can be given blood thinning agents to prevent platelets plugging together, they are at risk of the serious side effect of bleeding and also having more strokes in the future. Professor David Lane and colleagues from...