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How collagen helps the blood to clotUniversity of Cambridge | Professor Richard Farndale
Collagen is a structural protein of the blood vessel wall, which is normally concealed beneath the cells that line the blood vessel inner walls. When the blood vessel becomes injured, collagen is exposed and attracts cells called platelets ...
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How does a protein called VWF keep hearts healthy?Imperial College London | Professor Anna Randi
Professor Anna Randi and her colleagues at Imperial College London are studying how a protein called von Willebrand factor (VWF) is important for heart health. Very small blood vessels, called capillaries, form over two thirds of the heart...
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Developing better ways to detect heart failureQueen's University Belfast | Dr Chris Watson
Heart failure is a serious condition where the heart is unable to pump blood efficiently around the body. We urgently need to better understand the mechanisms of heart failure and to develop better screening tools to detect and manage this ...
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Do dysfunctional carotid bodies underlie a form of heart failureUniversity of Bristol | Dr Emma Hart
The carotid body is a cluster of sensors near to the carotid artery in the throat. It is highly sensitive to reduced blood flow and reduced oxygen circulation, and triggers hyperventilation and increased blood pressure by activating an arm ...
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10 great reasons to cycle
There are many ways cycling is good for you and your heart. From feeling younger to saving money, here are 10 of the many benefits which cycling can bring.
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Millions to benefit from £10M national cardiovascular data science centre
Health Data Research UK and the British Heart Foundation (BHF) have today announced the launch of the BHF Data Science Centre, which will deliver the data and data science needed to address some of the most pressing challenges in heart and circulatory health research.
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Which foods add the most sugar to our diets?
Which foods contribute the most sugar to our diets? And what are free sugars? We take a look at the culprits and offer tips on how to cut down.
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Good blood supply to fat could explain 'fat but fit' paradox
The ‘fat but fit’ paradox – where some people who are overweight have a seemingly healthy metabolism – may be explained by a good blood supply to their fat cells, according to new research we funded. The findings suggest that encouraging the growth of new blood vessels in fat could offer some protection against heart attacks and strokes.
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Understanding how a protein called CXCL2 promotes the growth of new blood vesselsUniversity of Leeds | Dr Sreenivasan Ponnambalam
Atherosclerosis is the build-up of fatty deposits (plaques) inside the arteries. The blood vessels become narrowed, restricting blood flow to organs and tissues. Atherosclerosis is the main cause of heart attacks and strokes – when the blo...
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The role of a tiny RNA in abdominal aortic aneurysmsKing's College London | Dr Anna Zampetaki
Dr Anna Zampetaki at King's College London has gathered evidence that a MicroRNA, miR-195 is involved in abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). MicroRNAs alter the levels of proteins in and around cells (in the extracellular matrix), and by inve...