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Developing a computer program to select the optimal medication for type 2 diabetesUniversity of Exeter | Dr John Dennis
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a serious, common condition which occurs when problems with the hormone insulin lead to high levels of sugar in the blood. Prolonged high blood sugar causes various health problems. Metformin is the first drug pres...
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Improving treatments for atrial fibrillationQueen Mary, University of London | Dr Ross Hunter
Dr Ross Hunter and his team at Queen Mary, University of London are working out how changes in heart muscle lead to atrial fibrillation (AF) and if a new technique could improve treatments. AF is the most common abnormal heart rhythm, wher...
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Studying why sleep breathing disorders can lead to atrial fibrillationUniversity of Birmingham | Professor Dr Paulus Kirchhof
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common form of irregular heart rhythm (arrhythmia), sending the top chambers of the heart (the atria) into spasm. AF is dangerous because it significantly increases the likelihood of stroke, so finding e...
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Helping to equip researchers with a more efficient tool to measure how living heart muscle cells contractImperial College London | Professor Sian Harding
Live heart muscle cells are an invaluable tool for studying how disease affects the heart’s ability to contract. However, the traditional way of studying these cells using video tracking technology is slow because only one cell can be studi...
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Does sodium valproate reduce the risk of stroke?University of Cambridge | Professor Hugh Markus
When blood vessels feeding the brain become blocked because of furred up arteries (atherosclerosis) or a blood clot, a stroke occurs. In 2009, around 49,000 people in the UK died following a stroke. This research will find out if an epileps...
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How do faults in the ryanodine receptor lead to abnormal heart rhythms?Swansea University | Dr Spyros Zissimopoulos
BHF Senior Basic Science Research Fellow Dr Spyros Zissimopoulos is studying a protein involved in the electrical activity of the heart muscle cells that help the heart beat regularly. Dr Zissimopoulos is looking at how defects in the r...
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Finding new ways to treat aortic aneurysmsUniversity of Bristol | Dr Jason L Johnson
Dr Jason Johnson is working out what causes aortic aneurysms – when the wall of the aorta, the main blood vessel carrying blood from the heart, becomes damaged and weak, and bulges like a balloon. If aneurysms become large they can ruptur...
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Going inside the heart to make pacemakers benefit more people with heart failureKing's College London | Professor Reza Razavi
Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy (CRT) is a procedure that’s commonly used in patients with heart failure, which occurs when the heart is not pumping blood around the body as well as it should. This happens most commonly when the heart mus...
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Grant Costing Guide
Here we cover the updated British Heart Foundation stipend rates with effect from 1 October 2014. These notes are to assist Finance Officers and applicants prior to submitting grant applications.
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Low intensity aerobic exercises – 10 minute home workout
Try these 7 safe and low intensity exercises to improve your fitness, including star jumps, towel slams and front kicks, from cardiac rehab expert Hara Markos.