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Investigating the molecular switch that sparks new blood vessel growthUniversity of Manchester | Dr Shane Herbert
Diseases including coronary heart disease, stroke and diabetes affect our blood vessels, causing damage by limiting blood supply. One way to avoid these dangerous consequences could be to encourage healthy new blood vessels to grow. Lead by...
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Cycling
From practical tips to real life stories to beautiful places to ride your bike, our cycling section has everything for those who want to take to two wheels.
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What is 'clean eating' and should I be doing it?
Our expert answers a question on clean eating, and discusses whether it's a good lifestyle choice.
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Treatments for abnormal heart rhythms
Get our quick guide to pacemakers, ICDs, and ablations, which are used to treat heart rhythm problems. Find out what the treatments involve and how long they last.
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How much exercise do older adults need to stay heart healthy?University College London | Dr Barbara Jefferis
Heart and circulatory disease is one of Britain’s biggest killers, particularly in older people (age older than 70 years). We know that low levels of physical activity and high levels of sedentary behaviour, like long periods of sitting, in...
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Studying better ways to identify heart scar tissue causing dangerous heart rhythm disturbancesNewcastle University | Dr Ruairidh Martin
Dr Ruairidh Martin has been awarded a travel fellowship to travel to a hospital in Bordeaux, France, for one year to enhance his research and clinical training. Ventricular tachycardia (VT) is a life-threatening heart rhythm disturbance...
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How do prostanoids work to treat pulmonary hypertension?University of Bradford | Professor Timothy Palmer
Supervised by Professor Timothy Palmer, a PhD student is working out how a class of drugs called prostanoids could help people with pulmonary arterial hypertension, or PAH, live longer. PAH is a disease where lung artery walls become progr...
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How to make pies more heart-healthy
Pies are a popular, though rarely heart-healthy, comfort food. But with a few changes even those with heart and circulatory disease can enjoy them.
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Investigating a new candidate cell for growth and repair of blood vesselsUniversity College London | Professor Christiana Ruhrberg
Damage or disease in our blood vessels can lead to heart attacks, strokes or problems with the limbs or vision. Stem cell research – part of a field known as ‘regenerative medicine’ - offers hope for a new approach to treating these conditi...
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Can a drug against diarrhoea be used to treat pulmonary hypertension?University College London | Professor Raymond J MacAllister
Pulmonary hypertension is a rare but serious condition in which high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs results in narrowing of these blood vessels. Patients can have a poor quality of life and are at risk of developing heart failu...