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What is haemochromatosis?
Common questions about haemochromatosis are answered by Dr Sara Trompeter, Consultant Haematologist and Paediatric Haematologist.
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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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How potassium channels keep blood vessels openSt George's, University of London | Professor Iain Greenwood
Professor Iain Greenwood and his colleagues at St George’s, University of London, are working out how blood vessel diameter is controlled to maintain blood flow to organs in the body. If blood vessels narrow, less blood reaches organs su...
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Revealing why heart attacks can trigger abnormal heart rhythms or heart failureUniversity of Manchester | Professor Andrew Trafford
Professor Andrew Trafford and his colleagues at the University of Manchester are working out what factors within cells are responsible for triggering irregular heart rhythms, or arrhythmias. People who have had a recent heart attack are, i...
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How do genetics make some people ‘fatter but healthy’University of Exeter | Professor Tim M Frayling
In general, being overweight or obese is linked to a higher risk of heart and circulatory diseases. However, some people who are overweight do not have this increased risk, and experts believe this is due to the way fat is distributed insid...
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Improving MRI scans for congenital heart diseaseKing's College London | Dr Claudia Prieto
MRI scans are used to diagnose and plan treatments for children with congenital heart defects, and follow the heart’s development and function over time. Unfortunately, MRI scans can be uncomfortable. People usually need to have an injectio...
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Preventing brain inflammation during a strokeUniversity of Manchester | Dr Emmanuel Pinteaux
Dr Emmanuel Pinteaux from the University of Manchester is searching for ways to prevent inflammation in the brain’s blood vessels during a stroke. Whilst inflammation is an important defence against injury or infection, in the brain it can ...
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Can magnetic resonance imaging identify leaky heart valves that require surgery?University of Birmingham | Dr Richard Steeds
People who have a severely leaking mitral valve – the heart valve between the left atrium and left ventricle - may not experience any symptoms for a long time, despite the fact that the main pumping chamber of the heart, the left ventricle,...
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How a South American plant can teach us about irregular heart rhythmSwansea University | Dr Mark Bannister
Dr Mark Bannister and his team at the University of Swansea are studying a protein inside heart cells called the ryanodine receptor. The ryanodine receptor is a channel that releases calcium from stores inside the heart cells, providing the...
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How molecules produced by platelets are involved in blood clottingQueen Mary, University of London | Professor Timothy Warner
When blood clots form in blood vessels they can block the flow of blood to vital organs and can cause heart attacks and strokes. Blood clots form when small cells in the blood called platelets become activated and stick together. When activ...