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Joint funding with the British Israel Research Academic Exchange
The BHF and British Israel Research Academic Exchange (BIRAX) have co-funded research to develop new ways to regenerate damaged heart tissue
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10 easy meals with four ingredients
You can make any of these 10 simple heart-healthy meals using only four ingredients from your fridge or store cupboard. Read more.
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Can 3D printing improve the care of children with congenital heart disease?University College London | Professor Andrew Taylor
In the UK, 12 babies a day are diagnosed with a congenital heart defect, a condition or defect that develops in the womb before a baby is born. The defects seen in babies’ hearts are numerous, complex and often unique. It is now possible to...
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How does high blood pressure cause scarring in people with heart failure?Imperial College London | Professor Cesare M N Terracciano
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is an increasing common form of heart failure, but the mechanisms underlying the condition remain unclear. HFpEF is known to be characterised by a type of scarring called fibrosis – a p...
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Looking for ways to prevent heart and circulatory disease in people with diabetesUniversity of Leeds | Professor Mark Kearney
Type 2 diabetes affects millions of people across the world and is a major cause of heart attacks and strokes. We urgently need to find new treatments to prevent heart and circulatory disease in people with diabetes, so we can improve the ...
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'Wegovy' weight loss drug could improve heart failure symptoms
The weight loss medication semaglutide – better known as Wegovy – can benefit people living with heart failure and obesity, according to research presented today at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress in Amsterdam and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Investigating how the blood vessel lining copes with high blood pressureUniversity of Oxford | Professor Kim A Dora
The inner lining cells of the blood vessel, called endothelial cells, acts as a barrier that controls the movement of fluid (including water) and other molecules from the blood and across the vessel wall. To maintain blood pressure and flow...
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Studying how aquaporin-1 helps platelets inflate with water in blood clottingUniversity of Bristol | Professor Alastair Poole
Platelets are important cells in the blood that stick together and help blood to clot when you cut yourself, to stop excessive bleeding when we’re injured. However, they can also do this in the blood vessels of the heart, which can lead to ...
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Understanding why people with diabetes are at increased risk of heart diseaseQueen's University Belfast | Professor David Grieve
Dr David Grieve and his team are working out why high blood glucose levels in people with diabetes can lead to heart and circulatory disease, particularly heart failure. Scientists believe high blood glucose leads to structural changes ...
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How does the heart train itself to deal with low oxygen levels?University of Nottingham | Professor Peter Shaw
Supervised by Professor Peter Shaw, this PhD student is studying how the heart trains itself to cope with periods of low oxygen. Over time, reduced oxygen due to heart disease causes the heart to become damaged. The heart can work with ...