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New tool to calculate Heart Age is launched
A new online calculate lets users calculate their true heart age.
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How and when should doctors involve children in decisions about their heart surgery?University College London | Dr Katy Sutcliffe
This social science project is seeking to advance the debate on informed consent. The prospect of having any kind of medical procedure can be stressful and worrying, but often if we find out more about it and know what to expect, some of t...
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Finding tiny changes in the heart’s electrics that can stop it staying in rhythm.University College London | Dr Ivan Kadurin
Irregular heart rhythms – called arrhythmias – can be life-threatening. They come in many forms with the most common type, atrial fibrillation, affecting more than a million people in the UK alone. Arrhythmias occur when there is a fault in...
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Untangling the effects of type 2 diabetes on blood vessel healthUniversity of Leeds | Professor Mark Kearney
According to data from 2016, type 2 diabetes affects more than three million people in the UK. The condition affects the health of our veins and arteries. This can lead to a range of problems, including leg ulcers, and it vastly increases a...
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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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Investigating a potential new target to treat aortic valve stenosisUniversity of Aberdeen | Professor Graeme Nixon
To ensure the maximum volume of blood is pumped around the body, blood must flow in one direction. This one-way flow is controlled by heart valves, which have to be strong and flexible to do their job. As we age, the valve that stops the ba...
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Could an anti-diabetic drug be used to battle heart diseases?University of Dundee | Dr Graham Rena
Inflammation is an important way of our bodies protecting us from infection and ill health. But, when inflammation is sustained and badly controlled, it can damage the cells in our heart and blood vessels and be responsible for the developm...
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7 easy ways to add more fibre to your diet
We've got seven simple swap suggestions to help you make sure you're getting enough fibre as part of a healthy, balanced diet.
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Developing a new, safer method to target ablation for arrhythmiasKing's College London | Dr Martin Bishop
Dr Martin Bishop and his team at King’s College London are developing a new, safer method to help doctors identify areas of heart tissue that cause abnormal heart rhythms, or arrhythmias, so they can receive more accurate ablation therapy. ...
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Could exercise help to prevent sudden death in heart failure?University of Leeds | Dr Al Benson
Dr Al Benson and his team at the University of Leeds are studying whether exercise could help to reduce the damage to the heart that occurs during heart failure, where the heart cannot pump blood around the body effectively. When a person...