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“I got back to work after a stroke and heart failure”
Find out how James Hall got back to the job he loves after he had a stroke and became partially sighted overnight.
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Over 100,000 people now waiting over four months for time-sensitive heart care
Latest NHS England figures reveal that the number of people on cardiac waiting lists grew to a record 333,915 at the end of June in England, 8,347 more than the previous month, and the 24th consecutive month where an increase has been seen.
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The AI tool that can predict heart attacks a decade in advance
Professor Charalambos Antoniades is developing an AI tool called CaRi-Heart® that can help predict heart attacks 10 years in advance.
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Can sulforaphane protect against stroke damage?King's College London | Professor Giovanni Mann
Supervised by Professor Giovanni Mann, a PhD student is working out if a compound in broccoli called sulforaphane could help to prevent or treat stroke. Professor Mann’s team has discovered that sulforaphane can protect small blood vessels...
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Improving how weight loss advice is given by GPsUniversity of Oxford | Professor Paul Aveyard
Around one in four adults in the UK is obese, and the levels are rising. Obesity increases the risk of developing heart and circulatory diseases, and costs the NHS around £4.2 billion a year. GPs are in a good position to guide patients to ...
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Sorting apples from pears: do Wnt proteins determine body fat distribution?University of Oxford | Dr Constantinos Christodoulides
BHF Intermediate Clinical Research Fellow Dr Constantinos Christodoulides is working out if proteins called Wnts affect a person’s risk of developing heart and circulatory disease. The location of body fat determines how it influences th...
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Understanding why women and men recover differently after a heart attackUniversity of Liverpool | Dr Richard D Rainbow
Before the menopause, women are much more likely to survive a heart attack compared to men of the same age. They are also less likely to have long-term damage. However, after the menopause, men and women’s risk of death or long-term heart d...
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How to lower your cholesterol - food, exercise and common questions
Our cardiac nurses answer your questions about how to lower your cholesterol, including simple food and exercise tips.
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Understanding the different ways NRP1 helps promote blood vessel growthUniversity College London | Professor Christiana Ruhrberg
The growth of new blood vessels is important to repair damaged tissue after a heart attack or stroke. It’s also important that blood vessels grow when and where they are needed and not in a dysfunctional way. A molecule in blood vessel cell...
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Our research highlights of 2023
It has been a phenomenal year in the world of our research. From lifesaving dementia treatment to using fruit flies to better understand how the heart is formed, each discovery we fund helps take us a step closer to beating heartbreak forever. Here we take a look back at some of our research breakthroughs of 2023.