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How do omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids help to regulate blood pressure?University of Reading | Dr Alister McNeish
Researchers at the University of Reading want to understand exactly how eating oily fish lowers blood pressure. Eating fish or taking fish oil supplements that are high in omega-3 has been shown to improve health. One way that fish oils ...
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Do herbs and spices have health benefits?
Find out what health benefits you can get from herbs and spices and get tips on how you can incorporate them in your dishes.
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A new technique for tracking the blood enzyme haem oxygenase 1Imperial College London | Dr Joseph Boyle
Haem is an important molecule in our blood that carries oxygen and gives blood its red colour. The amount of haem in the body is maintained by an enzyme called haem oxygenase 1 (HO-1). HO-1 breaks down bruises by converting the blood into h...
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Uncovering the role of Runx1 in causing heart failure post-heart attackUniversity of Glasgow | Professor Christopher Loughrey
Research-led advances over the last decade mean that, today, in the UK at least seven out of 10 people survive a heart attack. However, the damage to the heart muscle caused by a heart attack can leave people at greater risk of heart failur...
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How a protein called prelamin A is involved in cardiomyopathy and ageingKing's College London | Professor Catherine Shanahan
Professor Catherine Shanahan and her team at King’s College London are studying a protein called prelamin A. This toxic protein can accumulate in heart muscle cells causing them to function less efficiently, and this can lead to heart failu...
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Portion sizes: everything you need to know
Discover how much of each type of food should be on your plate for a healthy meal and balanced diet.
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RUNX1 – a new target for stopping the damaging effects of heart attackUniversity of Glasgow | Professor Christopher Loughrey
Glasgow researchers believe that the protein RUNX1 could hold the key to preserving heart function and preventing heart failure. Medical advances made over the last half century mean that more people survive a heart attack and return to ...
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Channel 4 to air 24 Hours in A&E: Heart Special
Three people who have had serious heart and circulatory conditions are to be the focus of a new 24 Hours in A&E: Heart Special, in partnership with us.
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Discovering more about our heartbeat – how calcium is controlled in the heart.University of Oxford | Dr Rebecca-Ann Burton
Each heartbeat is controlled by an electric signal that triggers the movement of calcium ions into the heart muscle cells. The flow of calcium ions in and out of heart muscle cells is fundamental for the control of our heartbeat. When disru...
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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...