BHF names new chair and thanks 'phenomenal' predecessor
The charity has named Wendy Becker as its new chair of the board of trustees - replacing Dr Doug Gurr
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The charity has named Wendy Becker as its new chair of the board of trustees - replacing Dr Doug Gurr
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An injectable cure for inherited heart muscle conditions that can kill young people in the prime of their lives could be available within a few years, after an international team of researchers were announced as the winners of the British Heart Foundation's Big Beat Challenge.
Could a vaccine protect us against heart attacks? Professor Ziad Mallat (Credit: Nick Saffell) Professor Ziad Mallat and his team have been shortlisted for a £30 million grant from the British Heart Foundation. If successful, atherosclerosis – hardening of the arteries – could become a thing of the past. Ziad Mallat has a bold ambition: he wants to help create a world free from heart attacks and stroke - and to achieve this, he says, one day we could find ourselves being offered a vaccine to protect us in later life. With the arrival of COVID-19, vaccines are very much at the forefront o...