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How do ADAMTS contribute to damaging changes to the extracellular matrix in heart disease?King's College London | Dr Javier Barallobre Barreiro
Researchers at King’s College London are studying why the mesh of proteins around the heart changes in heart disease. During heart failure the heart can’t pump strongly enough to respond to the demands of the body. It is a life-limiting ...
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New scanning methods to reveal cause and effect in heart diseaseUniversity of Oxford | Professor Robin P Choudhury
Professor Robin Choudhury and his colleagues at the University of Oxford are working out how to combine imaging techniques so they can be used to tell doctors what has happened to heart muscle after a heart attack, and what caused it. N...
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How to reduce risk of heart attack and stroke: Ben’s story
Ben cut his risk of having a heart attack in the next 10 years from 18 to 4.3 per cent by stopping smoking, losing weight and lowering his blood pressure and cholesterol. Find out how.
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Overcoming the hurdles to move new cell treatments towards the clinic for regenerative medicineUniversity of Bristol | Professor Paolo Madeddu
Supervised by Professor Paolo Madeddu, the PhD student working on this project wants to overcome a serious hurdle that is stalling the development of new cell treatments. Scientists looking for new treatments to repair damaged heart tissu...
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Understanding how the kidney helps to regulate blood pressureUniversity of Cambridge | Dr Kevin O'Shaughnessy
The control of sodium and potassium salts in the body is important for regulating blood pressure. This balance is regulated in a special part of the kidneys called the distal convoluted tubule, or DCT. However, the exact mechanism used by t...
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Understanding how the heart adapts to high blood pressureUniversity of Reading | Professor Angela Clerk
High blood pressure puts strain on the heart and, if untreated, can cause permanent changes to heart cells which may later lead to heart failure. These changes are controlled by signals between and within heart cells, some of which influen...
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Better ways to scan and monitor people with atrial fibrillationImperial College London | Dr Jennifer Keegan
Dr Jennifer Keegan and her team at Imperial College London are developing new ways to monitor heart tissue in atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common heart rhythm disease, using specialised scanning techniques. Currently, doctors use a ...
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Targeting ZONAB to better understand inflammation and blood vessel formationUniversity College London | Professor Dr Maria Balda
The insides of blood vessels are made up of a thin sheet of cells, called endothelial cells, which form a barrier between the passing blood and the vessel wall. Endothelial cells have many functions, from responding to stimuli within the bl...
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How to get protein without the meat
Eating more protein doesn't have to mean eating more meat. Here are 10 high-protein foods that can boost your intake and help you maintain a heart-healthy diet.
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How to quit smoking
If you are trying to quit smoking, then have a look at our 5 steps. It's a challenge but in the long term it will have many benefits for your health and your finances.