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    Finding new ways to help people with heart disease avoid muscle weakness

    University of Leeds | Professor Stuart Egginton

    In many people with heart disease, daily living can be a challenge. This is not entirely due to the heart not working correctly - lost or blocked small blood vessels may also increase muscle fatigue, and contribute to muscle wasting and wea...

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    Decoding the messages sent between cells in our circulation

    Imperial College London | Professor Justin C Mason

    To maintain a healthy circulation the cells lining our arteries and veins send and receive chemical messages to and from other cells. This cell-cell communication occurs in several different ways. One way is via microscopic particles releas...

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    Can we prevent heart and circulatory diseases during infection?

    University of Reading | Dr Sakthivel Vaiyapuri

    In this this project Dr Dr Sakthivel Vaiyapuri is studying small blood cells called platelets to find out how blood clotting is affected during infection. Platelets are small blood cells that help to protect us when we are injured. When yo...

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    A trial of peritoneal dialysis for advanced heart failure and chronic kidney disease

    University of Nottingham | Professor Maarten Taal

    In advanced heart failure and moderate chronic kidney disease, symptoms caused by fluid retention are the most common reason for hospital admissions. Symptoms caused by fluid retention are the most common reason for hospital admissions, and...

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    Using PET scans to better understand heart scarring

    University of Edinburgh | Dr Adriana Tavares

    Researchers in Edinburgh will develop a new way to visualise cardiac scar formation, to help us to understand new ways to prevent heart failure after a heart attack. After a heart attack, scar tissue can develop in the heart. This contrib...

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    How important is the kidney in regulating blood pressure?

    University of Cambridge | Dr Kevin O'Shaughnessy

    Gordon’s syndrome is a rare inherited form of high blood pressure caused by the body’s inability to regulate sodium and potassium levels in the kidney, leading to high concentrations in the circulation. High blood pressure raises the risk o...

  • Monitor blood pressure to reduce injuries from falling

    New research suggests those on blood pressure medication are more likely to be injured in falls.

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    Kickstarting the body’s repair mechanisms after a heart attack

    King's College London | Professor Francesco Dazzi

    When someone suffers a heart attack, some of their heart cells die and the body is unable to replace them. This can eventually lead to heart failure. Scientists have been testing whether injecting a type of stem cell - known as mesenchymal ...

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    A new approach to treating pulmonary arterial hypertension

    University of Edinburgh | Professor Andrew Howard Baker

    Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) involves overactive cell growth in blood vessel walls which reduces the space for blood flow in the lungs. PAH symptoms include breathlessness and chest pain. The signs worsen as lung blood pressure inc...

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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...