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Travel insurance with a heart or circulatory condition
Buying travel insurance with a heart and circulatory condition can be difficult and confusing. We can help you find the best insurance for you.
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Predicting and preventing hospitalisation in older people with heart diseaseUniversity of Manchester | Dr Adam Greenstein
Older people with heart disease are more likely to be admitted to hospital, and they often don’t do as well as younger, less frail people with the disease. In this fellowship, the fellow working with Dr Greenstein will investigate whether m...
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BHF teams up with the Francis Crick Institute to bolster cardiovascular research
Our new partnership with the Francis Crick Institute aims to improve understanding of cardiovascular health and disease.
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Reducing painful shocks in people with implanted defibrillators
The BHF are funding researchers at Imperial College London £200,000 to find new ways of reducing the number of potentially damaging and painful shocks that people with an implantable defibrillator receive during an abnormal heart rhythm.
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Discovering more about ILC2: immune cells with heart-protective propertiesUniversity of Cambridge | Professor Ziad Mallat
The immune system, with the help of lots of different types of immune cells, plays a critical role in the health of our heart and circulatory system. Some of these immune cells appear to contribute to atherosclerosis – the build-up of fatty...
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BHF joins calls for Prime Minister to forge ahead with online junk food ad restrictions
We and 96 other health organisations, campaigners and experts have signed a letter calling for the Prime Minister to push ahead with plans to end online junk food advertising.
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Can people with dilated cardiomyopathy without symptoms stop taking their medication?Imperial College London | Professor Sanjay Prasad
Supervised by Dr Sanjay Prasad, this Clinical Research Training Fellowship asks if it is safe to stop medication in people who have recovered from the heart muscle disease dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). In DCM the heart doesn’t pump corre...
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The charity funding crisis threatens the future of research in the UK
Our medical director Professor Sir Nilesh Samani outlines what is at stake as the Covid-19 crisis hits medical research charity finances.
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Understanding the risks associated with tests and treatments that involve radiation in childrenNewcastle University | Professor Mark Pearce
Dr Mark Pearce and his team at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne are studying the risks associated with tests and treatments that involve radiation. Doctors can diagnose and treat heart problems in babies and young children using car...
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Government confirms plans to press ahead with junk food advert restrictions
The Government has confirmed that they are forging ahead with plans to restrict the advertising of foods which are high in fat, salt, and sugar.