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University of Cambridge | Professor James Huntington

Professor James Huntington at the University of Cambridge is studying new ways to treat thrombosis, where blood clots form when they shouldn’t, which can lead to a heart attack or stroke. Blood needs to clot rapidly to protect us after inj...

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London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine | Professor John Kelly

Chagas disease is caused by a small parasite species called Trypanosoma cruzi. This tiny parasite infects millions of people in Latin American regions and there are around 800,000 infected people in Europe. Chagas disease can become a chron...

Expert advice from Professor Julia Newton, a consultant geriatrician with over 20 years’ experience researching and treating people living with fatigue.

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University of Leeds | Professor Peter J Grant

After a heart attack the lack of oxygen to the heart muscle triggers a process called fibrosis, where scar tissue build-up prevents the heart from beating normally. Fibrosis plays an important part in heart failure development and also occu...

New research has revealed that Black patients are less likely to be underdiagnosed with a common type of heart failure when using AI than during routine care.

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University of Edinburgh | Professor David Newby

Nearly 9 out of 10 heart valve replacements use valves made from human or animal tissue (bioprosthetic valves). However, these valves do not last for ever and can fail. Recent evidence has suggested that a major contributor to early failure...