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Faster translation of lab discoveries into new treatments for people with heart diseaseUniversity of Bristol | Professor Raimondo Ascione
The BHF is helping researchers in Bristol move lab discoveries into the clinic to benefit heart patients more quickly by contributing nearly £1 million towards a unique Translational Biomedical Centre. The Centre, costing almost £5 million,...
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How do potentially deadly aneurysms grow?University of Leicester | Professor Matthew Bown
<p>An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a balloon-like swelling of the aorta, the body’s main blood vessel. If AAAs become large and burst, they can cause internal bleeding and sudden death. Surgery to repair AAA is risky, but doctor...
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Finding out how blood flow influences plaque formation in atherosclerosisQueen Mary, University of London | Professor Rob Krams
Professor Rob Krams is finding out what causes plaques to form and block the coronary artery in atherosclerosis, the underlying cause of coronary heart disease. Coronary artery plaques can rupture causing a heart attack, which is the main r...
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How blood vessels form hollow tubesUniversity of Bristol | Professor Harry Mellor
Professor Harry Mellor and his colleagues at the University of Bristol are studying blood vessel growth to try to reveal new ways to help people with blood vessel disease. Angiogenesis - where new blood vessels are formed from pre-existin...
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Working out how VEGFR1 regulates blood vessel growthUniversity of Bristol | Professor Harry Mellor
The study of angiogenesis – the growth of new blood vessels – is an important area of research in heart and circulatory disease. One of the key molecules that drives angiogenesis is called VEGF-A. It acts via another molecule on the surface...
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Lower back pain exercises – 15 minute workout
Andrew Scard, a cardiac rehab specialist, demonstrates exercises like knee rolls, pelvic lifts, and seated trunk rotations for lower back pain. Try the exercises today.
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Working out how congenital heart defects developUniversity College London | Professor Peter Scambler
Professor Peter Scambler and his team at University College London study the underlying causes of different types of congenital heart disease – a condition where the heart doesn’t form properly as it develops in the womb. Professor Scam...
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Studying bacteria that cause heart device infectionsUniversity of York | Professor Jennifer Potts
Devices such as blood vessel catheters and pacemakers have revolutionised how we treat people with heart and circulatory disease. But these devices can become infected by bacterial biofilms, which are groups of bacteria that clump together ...
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Studying a new faulty gene that cause heart muscle diseaseUniversity of Oxford | Dr Katja Gehmlich
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is an inherited heart disease that can lead to life-threatening heart rhythm problems and sudden cardiac death. It is normally caused by genetic mistakes, or mutation, that alter tiny structures in the hear...
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Is a gene called SETSIP involved in endothelial cell repair?Queen's University Belfast | Dr Andriana Margariti
In this PhD studentship, supervised by Dr Andriana Margariti, the researchers are studying if endothelial cells lining blood vessels can be generated from other cell types in the body. Damage to the endothelium lining blood vessels is often...