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Scientists to explore how stem cells could heal heart attack damage
Scientists at the University of Surrey are to investigate how stem cells could be used to repair the heart after it’s damaged by a heart attack.
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Funding Wales Future Investing in universities to drive economic growthThe Funding Wales’ Future report highlights how research and development in universities benefits the Welsh economy and how the Welsh Government's quality-related funding is too low.
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Working out ways to reverse atherosclerosisUniversity of Oxford | Dr Gillian Douglas
Dr Gillian Douglas at the University of Oxford is working out if atherosclerosis, the process where arteries becoming furred up with fatty material and harden to form a plaque, can be reversed. Plaque rupture can lead to a heart attack o...
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Designing a drug to combat dangerous circulation problemsUniversity of Nottingham | Professor David Bates
Many people with heart and circulatory disease have arteries that progressively narrow and block, cutting off blood supply to the tissues beyond. In about half of these cases, the body tries to circumvent this problem by growing new blood v...
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London researchers to test promising coronavirus treatment
A new drug for preventing lung damage and blood clots in people with COVID-19 is set to be trialled in UK hospitals with support from researchers at our British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence at Imperial College London.
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MPs discuss urgent need to prevent further rise in cardiovascular disease deaths
We've released new analysis as MPs gathered in the House of Commons to discuss how to prevent a further rise in premature deaths from cardiovascular disease.
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Can I be addicted to sugar?
Our expert explains why it's common to think that sugar can be an addictive substance, and gives us advice on how to break old habits. Find out more.
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Allison Lawson: “I had a heart attack totally out of the blue at 51”
Allison Lawson had a heart attack aged 51 caused by a rare condition called SCAD - spontaneous coronary artery dissection – which is caused by a tear in a blood vessel carrying blood to the heart.
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Von Willebrand factor: structure, activity and actionImperial College London | Dr Thomas McKinnon
Von Willebrand factor (VWF) is a large and complicated blood protein that is necessary for normal blood clotting. Low levels of VWF result in a tendency to excessive bleeding and high levels are associated with thrombosis (when a blood clot...
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RESEARCH
Understanding how common cancer drugs affect the heartUniversity of Reading | Professor Angela Clerk
Several drugs to treat cancer are known to have long-term side effects on the heart. Among them are drugs that impact a series of proteins which talk to each other, called the ERK1/2 pathway. This pathway promotes cancer, but it also protec...