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Does circadian rhythm affect the heart?
What is the link between our body's daily cycles and our heart health? Dr Phoebe Kitscha explores the exciting research inspired by zebrafish.
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Developing smarter heart valves that last longerUniversity of Bristol | Professor Gianni D Angelini
BHF Professor Gianni Angelini is looking for ways to prolong the life of biological prosthetic heart valves used to replace faulty valves in people with heart valve disease. Many people with heart valve disease need little or no treatme...
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62 per cent of the nation throwing away homeware items in good enough condition to donate to charity
The rise of 'fast homeware' has led to one in six people changing their decor every year and millions of usable items ending up in landfill.
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Tackling health inequalities essential to driving improvements in cardiovascular disease, says new report
The report, which is the first produced by us on health inequalities, takes three lenses on the issue: deprivation, sex and ethnicity. Drawing on a wide range of sources, Bridging Hearts illustrates the complex and varied reasons why cardiovascular health drives inequalities in the UK.
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Obesity linked to damaging changes in failing hearts
Obesity is linked to changes in the structure and pumping action of the heart before it develops heart failure, according to research we've funded and presented at the British Cardiovascular Society conference in Manchester.
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Bionic pacemaker slows progression of heart failure
Scientists have lessened symptoms of heart failure by reinstating the body’s natural heart rhythm using brain circuits made in silicon, thanks to research part-funded by us.
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Drug could put an end to transplant rejection
A diabetes drug currently undergoing development could be repurposed to help end transplant rejection, without the side-effects of current immunosuppressive drugs, according to new research that we've funded.
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Exploring 'The Hidden Heart' this World Heart Day
ITN Business and British Heart Foundation explore ‘The Hidden Heart’ this World Heart Day
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Bernard Keavney
Professor Keavney’s research focuses on how differences in the genes we inherit from our parents increase our risk of heart and circulatory diseases.
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Should I try the keto diet for weight loss?
Our Senior Dietitian explains what the keto diet is, how it works, and why we wouldn’t recommend it for weight loss.