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Charlotte's story: "I've learned to live with anxiety-related chest pain"
Find out how Charlotte Curzon manages her anxiety-related chest pain.
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Brain changes linked to emotion discovered in mysterious Takotsubo syndrome
Changes in areas of the brain associated with emotion have been identified in people with Takotsubo syndrome, according to research presented at the British Cardiovascular Society centenary conference in Manchester.
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Focus on: Blood transfusions
Blood transfusions can be live-saving. Professor Gavin Murphy tells us why you would need a blood transfusion and what the benefits of a blood transfusion are.
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Tuscan bean and vegetable stewMain meal, Serves: 2, Prep time: 15
This is a warming, flavoursome and nutritious vegetarian stew
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Are your blood pressure readings wrong?
Find out why having your arm in the wrong position could lead to a false high blood pressure reading.
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Largest ever study of killer heart condition which could affect up to 260,000 people in UK
There is fresh hope for hundreds of thousands of people in the UK with the potentially deadly heart condition dilated cardiomyopathy, as the British Heart Foundation announces it has invested over £2 million into the largest ever study of the poorly-understood disease.
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Tracing early origins of heart development in the embryo to inform stem cell therapiesUniversity of Oxford | Professor Catherine Porcher
Development of a fully formed heart and circulation in the embryo requires the precise allocation of cells to the right place at the right time. Our understanding of these processes has improved in recent decades but the very earliest stage...
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How do endothelial cells respond to forces from blood flow at the molecular level?University of Oxford | Dr Ellie Tzima
Endothelial cells line the inside surface of blood vessels. They are constantly exposed to shear stress – the friction generated by blood flowing across the surface of the cells. Endothelial cells respond to changes in shear stress and t...
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Smoking during pregnancy linked to child’s risk of having congenital heart disease
Research we part funded has found that children born to mothers who smoked during pregnancy were at increased risk of having congenital heart disease. The study bought together data from more than 230,000 families from seven European birth cohorts.
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Studying how blood vessels in the womb adapt in pregnancy to supply the growing babySt George's, University of London | Professor Guy Whitley
The placenta acts as a baby’s lungs and stomach while in the womb, supplying food and oxygen from the mother’s blood. Early in pregnancy the blood vessels to the womb change in structure and increase in size to supply enough blood to the gr...