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University of Bristol | Dr Mark Bond

The build-up of scar tissue in the heart (fibrosis) is a key process that contributes to heart failure. It is caused by an increased number of cells called fibroblasts, which lay together to form scar tissue. The result is that the heart wa...

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People in England with coronary heart disease will be seen, diagnosed and treated up to five times faster following the introduction of 3D heart scans being rolled out on the NHS.

Over half of Brits don’t venture outside of their comfort zones and almost half (45%) fear that one day they might live to regret it, according to new statistics released by the BHF.

Professor Mauro Giacca is pioneering treatments to prevent, treat or even reverse heart failure.

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University 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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University of Cambridge | Dr Dimitrios Tsiantoulas

Our immune system plays a critical role in the health and disease of our heart and circulatory system, though researchers believe there is much more to this crucial relationship than we currently understand. For instance, we know little abo...

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University of Cambridge | Professor Antonio Vidal Puig

The release of fat from body fat tissue into the bloodstream is tightly regulated. However, in people who are overweight this regulation is disrupted and too much fat can be released into the blood and other tissues. When this happens, the ...