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Why do people with coronary heart disease develop subsequent heart problems?University College London | Dr Riyaz Patel
Millions of people in the UK are living with coronary heart disease. Many of these people will unfortunately go on to have more heart problems, such as heart attack, heart failure and heart rhythm disturbance (arrhythmia). While we know muc...
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What can heart researchers learn from astronauts in space?
Fifty years ago, humans set foot on the moon for the first time and history was made. We now know that weightlessness in space affects both the heart and circulatory system.
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Understanding healthy heart development to help repair congenital heart defectsKing's College London | Dr Karen Liu
Recent technological advances have made it possible to identify changes in our DNA which can cause congenital heart disease. But this still doesn’t always mean we know what the affected genes do during heart development. Dr Karen Liu has ...
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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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Study reveals important new target for high blood pressure treatment
New more effective treatments for high blood pressure could be possible thanks to the discovery that the nitric oxide that regulates blood pressure is formed in nerves rather than in the walls of blood vessels.
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Audio heart health information
Audiobooks and audio versions of webpages like blood pressure, exercise, heart attacks and heart failure BHF
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BHF Cymru highlights the heart attack gender gap in Wales
This National Heart Month, we're calling for action to raise awareness of heart attacks in women in Wales and tackle the unconscious bias and systemic inequalities which leave them at a disadvantage at every stage of the heart disease journey. Heart attack is not just a male disease. BHF Cymru wants to encourage women to better understand their risk of a heart attack and its symptoms. We're calling on Welsh Government to address health inequalities and prevent women in Wales dying needlessly from heart disease.
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Building 3D models of ion channels for drug discoveryUniversity of Leeds | Dr Robin Bon
Ion channels are transporters that allow substances in and out of cells. Ion channels formed of TRPC1, TRPC4 and TRPC5 proteins are involved in several heart and circulatory diseases. It is very important to understand, in enough detail, th...
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Finding the causes of heart attacks and how to treat them
Before the mid-1970s, there was no treatment for heart attacks apart from rest and pain relief. BHF-funded research helped change that.
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Screen time rises as lockdown makes exercise difficult for many
Olympic legend Roger Black and the BHF urge people to get active as lockdown lifts by taking on My Step Challenge