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    Using stem cells to study atherosclerosis and Marfan syndrome

    University of Cambridge | Dr Sanjay Sinha

    Smooth muscle cells (SMCs) in the blood vessel wall contribute to the ‘furring up’ of vessels in coronary heart disease and stroke. SMCs are also involved in an inherited condition known as Marfan syndrome, where a defect in fibrillin-1, a ...

  • Heart patients' lives at risk as waiting lists continue to grow

    NHS waiting list data for January in England shows that waiting lists for cardiac patients continues to grow

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    Targeting connexins to control blood clotting

    University of Reading | Professor Jonathan Gibbins

    Platelets are tiny blood cells that contribute to a blood clot following injury. Thrombosis is where over active platelets form a blood clot inside a blood vessel. Such clots can block blood supply to the heart or brain and lead to a heart...

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    The role of a molecule in endothelial cells and diabetes

    King'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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    New tools to help stem cells repair damaged hearts

    University College London | Dr Daniel Stuckey

    BHF Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellow Dr Daniel Stuckey is developing new tools to give stem cells the best chance of repairing damaged heart tissue. After a heart attack, heart muscle tissue becomes damaged and has a limited a...

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    Developing 3D MRI for a better image of the heart and vessels

    King's College London | Professor Sven Plein

    Heart patients commonly need to undergo imaging of their heart and vessels to identify what is wrong or to understand the extent of any damage (for example, after a heart attack). The benefit of MRI compared with some other tests is that it...

  • Government announces £50 million to support early career researchers

    The Government has announced £50 million to support charity funded early career researchers, in a move hailed by medical research charities.

  • Sugar levy shows potential to reduce obesity levels

    A new report suggests that the Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL) may have contributed to fewer cases of obesity in girls in their final year of primary school.

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    The role of a molecule called TNF in tissue swelling

    Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Sussan Nourshargh

    Professor Sussan Nourshargh and colleagues at the William Harvey Research Institute at Queen Mary, University of London, have been awarded a grant to understand the role of a molecule called tumour necrosis factor (TNF) in rapid tissue swel...

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    Finding ways to turn bad fat good

    University of Nottingham | Professor Michael Symonds

    Healthy people have an optimal amount of body fat which is made up of white (considered to be ‘bad’ when present in excess) and beige (thought to be ‘good’) fat cells. Some of these fat cells are located around certain parts of the heart an...