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The 21st century gingerbread houseOther, 19 pages, published on 25/12/2011
How companies are marketing junk food to children online.
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130,000 fewer heart procedures including operations since the pandemic began
Around 130,000 fewer heart procedures including operations have taken place than expected since the pandemic began, according to our analysis of new NHS England figures published today.
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RESEARCH
Do neutrophil microparticles contribute to atherosclerosis?University of Sheffield | Dr Victoria Ridger
Atherosclerosis is a disease that causes the large blood vessels in our bodies to clog up because fatty plaques develop in the walls of arteries. Dr Victoria Ridger from the University of Sheffield is investigating whether tiny particles re...
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Ammanford Heart To Heart Support Group
Find the contact details for Ammanford Heart To Heart Support Group.
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RESEARCH
Understanding the biology underlying broken heart syndromeImperial College London | Professor Sian Harding
Supervised by Professor Sian Harding, this MBPhD student is working out what causes stress cardiomyopathy, or broken heart syndrome (Takotsubo syndrome). In broken heart syndrome, excess adrenaline after stressful events like bereavemen...
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Do anti-platelet drugs keep the small blood vessels in the heart free of blood clots?University of Birmingham | Dr Neena Kalia
A heart attack happens when a blood clot blocks a coronary artery – a blood vessel supplying the heart muscle with blood. A stent is usually inserted into the affected artery to allow blood flow to be restored (reperfusion). Two drugs ar...
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Understanding more about what controls the heartbeatUniversity of Leicester | Dr Richard D Rainbow
Dr Richard Rainbow and his colleagues at the University of Leicester are studying an ion channel called Kir6.1 that is important in controlling the heartbeat. The heartbeat is controlled by the flow of electrical currents in or out of hear...
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Spontaneous coronary artery dissection - understanding the causesUniversity of Leicester | Dr David Adlam
Although spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is rare, it can have the devastating consequence of a heart attack. Research into this condition is very important because traditionally it has not received a lot of attention in the UK...
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Characterising the role of factor XII in blood clottingUniversity of Aberdeen | Dr Nicola Mutch
Factor XII is a protein that is involved with blood clotting. Unusually, it seems to participate in life threatening blood clot formation (thrombosis), but people who lack factor XII do not have excess bleeding. Consequently, scientists are...
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Discovering the causes of congenital heart disease
Each day, around 13 babies in the UK are diagnosed with congenital heart disease. But often, we don't understand why the baby’s heart hasn't developed properly. We’ve been funding research to discover the genetic causes of congenital heart disease.