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Improving MRI scans for congenital heart diseaseKing's College London | Dr Claudia Prieto
MRI scans are used to diagnose and plan treatments for children with congenital heart defects, and follow the heart’s development and function over time. Unfortunately, MRI scans can be uncomfortable. People usually need to have an injectio...
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Studying the mechanisms that underlie heart contractionKing's College London | Dr Min Zhang
Dr Min Zhang and his colleagues at King’s College London are studying the mechanisms underpinning heart contraction, and what goes wrong in disease. The heart changes the strength of its ‘pump’ or contraction so it can adapt to different ...
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Identifying children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy at risk of sudden cardiac deathUniversity College London | Dr Juan Pablo Kaski
This clinical PhD project supervised by Dr Juan Pablo Kaski, based at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, aims to improve how doctors identify children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) who are at high risk of sudden cardiac death ...
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Effects of stress on the body
Find out what stress does to your body and how this can impact your health.
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Studying the nanomechanics of hypertrophic cardiomyopathyQueen Mary, University of London | Dr Arianna Fornili
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a common disease of the heart muscle and detailed knowledge of the mechanism of heart contraction is central to design new therapies. Contractions arise from the molecular motions of a motor protein, myosin II...
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Searching for the causes of congenital heart diseaseUniversity of Oxford | Dr Duncan Sparrow
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common human birth defect, affecting around one in 100 babies. Heart defects can occur because of faulty genes inherited from the parents, or they can be caused by environmental factors in the womb...
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Could our eyes reveal our future heart and circulatory disease risk?St George's, University of London | Professor Alicja Rudnicka
Dr Alicja Rudnicka and her colleagues at St George’s, University of London, are studying if retinal blood vessels in the back of the eye could be a ‘window’ into blood vessel health. Changes in the shape and size of retinal blood vessel...
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Can beetroot juice lower blood pressure?
Does beetroot juice lower blood pressure? Read our article to learn more about the nutrition profile of beetroot juice and if it is any good for blood pressure.
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6 tips for making healthy meals for one
Our Senior Dietitian shares 6 simple tips for staying healthy and saving money when you live alone. Find out how to make healthy meals for one.