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Improving assessment of obesity in South Asian and black African childrenSt George's, University of London | Professor Peter Whincup
Professor Peter Whincup is assessing levels of body fat and obesity in children of different ethnic backgrounds living in the UK. High levels of body fat are of concern in South Asian and black African children, who have a higher chance of ...
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Improving how weight loss advice is given by GPsUniversity of Oxford | Professor Paul Aveyard
Around one in four adults in the UK is obese, and the levels are rising. Obesity increases the risk of developing heart and circulatory diseases, and costs the NHS around £4.2 billion a year. GPs are in a good position to guide patients to ...
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Understanding patterns of weight change as a risk predictor for heart diseaseUniversity College London | Dr Michail Katsoulis
Most research into weight and health has focused extensively on body mass index (BMI) levels across different populations of people at a single point in time. However, there has been no study looking at the relationship between weight chang...
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Understanding the role of exosomes in heart health in diabetesImperial College London | Professor Costanza Emanueli
Professor Emanueli and her team want to understand the damaging molecular messengers sent to heart cells in diabetes. Having diabetes increases a person’s risk of developing coronary heart disease, and it makes the disease worse by damag...
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How does body fat lead to an abnormal heart rhythm?University of Oxford | Professor Dr Jemma Hopewell
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common heart condition that causes irregular beating of the upper chambers of the heart. It is more common in men than women. People with AF are at increased risk of stroke. Scientists have evidence to suggest ...
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Do heart changes in pre-term new-borns influence heart health later in life?University of Oxford | Dr Adam Lewandowski
Dr Adam Lewandowski’s research focuses on studying heart health in babies that are born prematurely. He has previously shown that there are differences in the structure and function of the heart in babies born before 37 weeks of pregnancy c...
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How inequalities contribute to heart and circulatory diseases
Data has been brought together across prevention, treatment and outcomes by levels of deprivation in England, outlining health inequalities.
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How inequalities contribute to heart and circulatory diseases
Data has been brought together across prevention, treatment and outcomes by levels of deprivation in England, outlining health inequalities.
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Cardiovascular inequalities in Scotland: an analysis
Explore our data that examines the association between deprivation and heart and circulatory diseases in Scotland.