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Developing a high-tech microscope to study arrhythmiasImperial College London | Dr Chris Dunsby
The regular pumping of our heart requires the cardiac muscle cells to contract in a specific co-ordinated pattern. Contraction is stimulated by a rapid but carefully regulated increase of calcium ions in each cell. However, sometimes waves ...
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How the giant protein titin causes cardiomyopathyUniversity of Oxford | Dr Katja Gehmlich
Dr Katja Gehmlich and her colleagues at the University of Oxford are trying to find out how a faulty gene leads to an inherited heart condition called dilated cardiomyopathy, where the heart enlarges and cannot pump effectively. Dr Gehm...
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Preventing unwanted immune responses and heart transplant rejectionQueen Mary, University of London | Professor Federica Marelli Berg
The only way to cure severe heart failure is a heart transplant, but the transplant can fail if someone’s immune system rejects the new organ. Research that reveals more about how the immune system is involved in rejection could reveal new ...
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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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Heart attack blood test sensitive enough to be used in portable device
The blood vessels of middle-aged men and women adapt differently to regular exercise according to new research being presented today at the British Cardiovascular Society conference in Manchester.
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Questions raised about the cholesterol-lowering drug rosuvastatin
A doctor has questioned the use of the cholesterol-lowering drug rosuvastatin (Crestor).
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Understanding the role of heme in controlling blood pressureUniversity of Bristol | Professor Emma Raven
Heme is a small molecule that contains iron in the middle of it. Many different proteins in our bodies have heme bound to them - including haemoglobin, the molecule that carries oxygen in the blood. But heme also has other roles in our cell...
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Cotswolds Way Ultra Challenge
Date
13 - 14 June 2026
Location
Cirencester Basecamp, Cotswolds
The Cotswold Way trek crosses areas of outstanding natural beauty with fantastic panoramic views across the countryside from Bath to Cheltenham.
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Using stem cells to med broken heartsImperial College London | Professor Sian Harding
The BHF funds three pioneering Centres of Regenerative Medicine at top UK universities. Each centre has a different scientific focus, but together they are moving us closer to our goal of unlocking ways to repair the damage caused by a hear...
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