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What to do if you can’t get through to your GP
Many people are finding it hard to get an appointment with their GP. Find out where to get medical help.
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Making ‘hearts in a dish’ to study myotonic dystrophyUniversity of Nottingham | Professor Chris Denning
Professor Chris Denning and colleagues at the University of Nottingham will use stem cells to investigate how to treat a genetic condition that often leads to death from abnormal heart rhythms, known as myotonic dystrophy. They will take sk...
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Refining promising techniques for guiding catheter ablation to stop atrial fibrillationUniversity of Leicester | Professor G Andre Ng
Nearly 1.3 million people in the UK have been diagnosed with Atrial fibrillation (AF), making it the most common heart rhythm disturbance. Symptoms include irregular heartbeats, light-headedness and fatigue, affecting people’s quality of li...
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Investigating the role of SVEP1 in vascular smooth muscle contractionUniversity of Leicester | Dr Thomas Webb
Leicester researchers will uncover the function of a gene linked to heart disease. Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death in the UK. Our risk of developing it is determined both by our lifestyle and our genes. Recent resear...
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A new way to prevent heart damage in diabetesUniversity of Bristol | Professor Simon Satchell
People with diabetes can develop a condition called diabetic cardiomyopathy, which means the heart muscle doesn’t pump blood around the body as effectively as it should. Dr Simon Satchell and his colleagues at the University of Bristol are ...
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PKCα: a potential new target to prevent artery calcificationUniversity of Manchester | Professor Keith Brennan
Vascular calcification occurs when bone-like deposits build-up in the arteries, causing them to stiffen and narrow. This is a common complication of people with atherosclerosis or kidney disease and can lead to high blood pressure, heart at...
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Vitamin K and cardiovascular health in people with chronic kidney diseaseUniversity of Dundee | Professor Miles D Witham
Kidney disease causes a layer of calcium to settle in the wall of blood vessels, making them stiff, which increases blood pressure and the strain on the heart. People with kidney disease have a high risk of heart attack and stroke. Current ...
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12 easy recipes to make using tinned food
We look at simple ways to make popular tinned foods such as beans, tuna and tomatoes go that extra mile.
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Developing a better blood test to diagnose heart attacksKing's College London | Professor Michael Marber
Only about ten per cent of people in accident and emergency departments with chest pain will be having a heart attack. Professor Michael Marber is trying to find better ways to diagnose them. Currently, doctors identify heart attack pati...
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Working out how blood flow disturbances predispose to atherosclerosisUniversity of Sheffield | Dr Heather Wilson
Heart attacks and strokes result from the build-up of fatty plaques within blood vessels, called atherosclerosis. There are specific regions of arteries, such as branch points and curves, that more likely to develop fatty plaques. This is b...