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Revealing the role of angiotensin II in pulmonary arterial hypertension

University of Edinburgh | Professor A Mark Evans

In pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), higher levels of a hormone called angiotensin II promote PAH because they cause the smooth muscle cells that line the wall of the lung arteries to contract, raising the pressure in these vessels. Hi...

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How do faults in the calmodulin gene cause dangerous arrhythmias?

University of Liverpool | Dr Nordine Helassa

Many heart conditions run in families because they are caused by a fault or variation in our genetic code that is inherited through the generations. Some genetic faults increase the risk of developing irregular heartbeats – known as arrhyth...

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How proteins cluster to ensure a regular heartbeat

University of Cambridge | Dr Antony Jackson

On the surface of each heart muscle cell are tiny pores, or ion channels. These open and close to let sodium, calcium and potassium ions flow in and out of the cells, and generate the electrical signal that causes the heart to contract and ...

13 small changes that add up to a healthy diet

A few small steps can make a healthy diet and help you to control your weight, too. Dietitian Annemarie Aburrow shows us how.

How a little gardening can help you feel better and eat better

If you’ve got more time on your hands this summer, or are looking for things to do with the kids, or just in need of a new hobby, why not try gardening?

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Studying the role of autophagy in congenital heart disease

Newcastle University | Dr Helen Phillips

In the UK 12 babies a day are diagnosed with a congenital heart defect, a condition or defect that develops in the womb before a baby is born. The causes underlying this wide range of conditions are not yet well understood. Many different f...

Is this the future of replacement heart valves?

A BHF-funded chemical engineer is perfecting a material to tackle heart valve disease. He tells Sarah Brealey how it could change patients' lives.

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Could heart fibroblast cells help to repair damage?

Imperial College London | Professor Prakash P Punjabi

Supervised by Prakash Punjabi, a Clinical Research Training Fellow is studying cells within the heart called fibroblasts and how they can support the growth of new heart tissue. Fibroblasts help the body to repair itself after injury. But ...