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Working out what controls the heart’s response to adrenalineUniversity of Dundee | Professor Michael L J Ashford
Dr William Fuller is studying the mechanisms that control how the heart responds to adrenaline, the hormone that increases the strength of the heartbeat. Caveolae are small pits in the cell membrane that bring proteins together so they c...
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Where to position a pacemaker lead in the heartUniversity of Manchester | Dr Matthias Schmitt
Dr Matthias Schmitt, University of Manchester, is determining the best position for a pacemaker lead in the heart. When a pacemaker is implanted, the lead can be placed at the lowermost tip of the heart, or between the ventricle chambers of...
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Which DNA changes cause cholesterol-like molecules to enter the blood?Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Carol Shoulders
Professor Carol Shoulders and her team at Queen Mary, University of London are identifying changes in DNA that put people at higher risk of heart and circulatory disease, and if there are ways they can lower their risk. Phytosterols are ch...
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The role of a molecule in endothelial cells and diabetesKing's College London | Dr Anna Zampetaki
King’s College researchers are investigating the role and importance of a molecule seen to be raised in cells in diabetes. More than 4 million people in the UK have diabetes. It is a serious condition with many health consequences, includi...
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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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Understanding how to keep the blood vessel barrier intactUniversity of Edinburgh | Dr Sonja Vermeren (nee Krugmann)
The cells that line our blood vessels (called endothelial cells) form an important barrier that contains blood inside the vessels and controls the entry of substances from the blood into surrounding tissues. Inflammation of the blood vessel...
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Understanding the role of calcium in platelet activation and clottingUniversity of Birmingham | Dr Michael Tomlinson
Dr Michael Tomlinson from the University of Birmingham is particularly interested in the role of calcium in controlling platelet activity. Although platelets are vital in plugging a site of vessel injury to prevent bleeding, they can also f...
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Learning about cell growth in the developing and adult heartUniversity of Oxford | Professor Shoumo Bhattacharya
Scientists understand that a complex network of molecules keep the heart and circulatory system functioning normally. Often it is damage to these networks that causes disease. Clues to how they work come from studying development in the emb...
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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 ...
