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The molecular causes of heart disease in diabetes induced by a high-fat dietQueen's University Belfast | Dr Qiaozhu Su
A high-fat diet can lead to type 2 diabetes – where blood sugar (glucose) levels are too high and not regulated. People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of heart and circulatory diseases. Molecules called microRNAs (miRNAs) contr...
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Studying human kidneys to understand the genes behind high blood pressureUniversity of Manchester | Professor Maciej Tomaszewski
High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a major and very common risk factor for heart disease. Better ways to identify and treat those at high risk of developing hypertension are urgently needed. Studies of the human genome have uncovered ...
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We think of heart attacks as being traumatic, but it never occurred to me I was having one
It was a Sunday morning during the coronavirus pandemic, when Jean Peet had a heart attack while putting on her walking boots.
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Examining the PRCP enzyme as a potential new target for heart failure treatmentsUniversity of Manchester | Dr Xin Wang
Heart failure is a devastating condition, which affects hundreds of thousands of people in the UK. Several current medicines for treating heart failure centre around an enzyme called angiotensin, which can cause the condition to develop and...
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Karen A. Frank announced as the BHF's new Chair of Trustees
Karen Frank has been announced as the our new Chair of the Board of Trustees and will start in the role immediately
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Searching for a heart failure drug that targets how the heart muscle contractsKing's College London | Dr Thomas Kampourakis
Researchers at King’s College are on the hunt for a better, kinder, treatment for heart failure. This is urgently needed. Heart failure affects hundreds of thousands of people in the UK today. It is a progressive condition that can be debi...
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Studying flecainide to develop safer drugs for arrhythmiaUniversity of Leeds | Professor Derek S Steele
In a recent breakthrough, scientists have discovered that the drug, flecainide, is an effective treatment for a type of inherited heart rhythm disturbance (arrhythmia) linked to sudden cardiac death, called catecholaminergic polymorphic tac...
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Using artificial intelligence to treat pulmonary hypertension
We’re funding research to develop artificial intelligence tools to better diagnose pulmonary hypertension and to predict how the condition will progress.
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Diabetic hearts lose energy during heart attacks
Fats have important regulatory roles that help the heart to conserve energy when blood supply to the heart muscle is reduced, such as in a heart attack. Researchers from the University of Oxford think that the increased levels of fats seen in the hearts of people with type 2 diabetes might make their cells resistant to these important effects. They found that the hearts of rats with type 2 diabetes use up their energy supplies more quickly than those without the condition during a heart attack. This leaves their hearts with less energy – a strong predictor of worse outcomes after heart attack.
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How adrenaline can be a heart breaker
We're researching the complex effects of adrenaline on the heart, particularly in 'broken heart syndrome' (Takotsubo cardiomyopathy).