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Understanding how released histones exert their toxic effects on the heartUniversity of Leeds | Professor Derek S Steele
Histones are a family of proteins which provide structural support to DNA. In healthy cells, histones (along with DNA) are found in the nucleus (the command centre of the cell). When cells are damaged and die e.g. due to a lack of oxygen...
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Understanding how integrin proteins regulate cells that line the blood vesselsUniversity of Cambridge | Professor Richard Farndale
Supervised by Professor Richard Farndale, the PhD student is investigating the behaviour of endothelial cells that line the inside of a blood vessel. These cells control how leaky a blood vessel is, preventing blood loss but allowing nutrie...
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Studying a ‘radical’ enzyme linked to high blood pressureUniversity of Glasgow | Professor Rhian Touyz
This programme of research examines how an enzyme, Nox5, contributes to high blood pressure through the production of free radicals. High free radical levels may be due to increased production or to reduced antioxidants in cells. Although ...
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Spotting the warning signs of a future heart attack in people with undiagnosed chest painKeele University | Professor Kelvin Jordan
Every year, up to two in every hundred adults in the UK visit their GP because of chest pain for the first time. GPs may refer people at risk of heart disease for further tests. For others, chest pain may be caused by a problem with the foo...
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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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Investigating Zeb1 as a controller of blood vessel growth and stabilityUniversity of Nottingham | Dr Andrew Benest
Angiogenesis – the process of growing new blood vessels – is important throughout our lives. But it can also contribute to many diseases when it goes wrong, by being too active (cancer) or not active enough (vessel disease). The ability to ...
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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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Encouraging people to eat healthier foods using a virtual supermarketUniversity of Oxford | Dr Peter Scarborough
Eating healthily helps protect against heart and circulatory disease, but currently, people in the UK are not meeting dietary recommendations. We know food prices help people choose which foods to buy, and some countries tax unhealthy foods...
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Heart block in heart failure and athletes – investigating a possible new culpritUniversity of Manchester | Professor Mark R Boyett
‘Heart block’ is when the electrical impulse that signals the heart to beat fails to pass from the top to the bottom of the heart. As a result, the chambers at the bottom of the heart (the ventricles) fail to pump blood to the lungs, brain ...
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9 delicious recipes to try this spring
We’ve selected our best healthy recipes to try this spring, whether you’re hosting a garden party or having a picnic.