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    The role of nesprins in atherosclerosis

    King's College London | Dr Derek Warren

    Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) that line the blood vessel wall can change from supporting cells to cells that move around and can repair damaged blood vessels. VSMCs are constantly exposed to the mechanical stresses and strains arisin...

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    Massimo Caputo - Professor of Congenital Heart Surgery and Consultant in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Bristol

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    Working out why pulmonary arterial hypertension is more common in women

    University of Glasgow | Professor Margaret MacLean

    Professor Margaret MacLean and her team at the University of Glasgow want to understand why women are more prone to get pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) than men. In PAH, cells lining the arteries in the lungs overgrow, causing narrowi...

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    Studying calcium release from heart cells and what goes wrong in heart failure

    University of St Andrews | Dr Samantha Pitt

    Dr Samantha Pitt from the University of St Andrew’s is studying how calcium is released from heart cells to maintain a regular heartbeat, and what goes wrong in heart failure. In healthy people, controlled calcium release causes the heart t...

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    Understanding the ‘alter egos’ of BH4, towards new treatments for heart disease

    University of Oxford | Professor Keith Channon

    The health of our heart and blood vessels depends upon cells in these tissues producing and responding to an abundance of chemical signals. One chemical factor, called tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4), has important roles in heart and circulatory ...

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    Does our heart have an internal clock that sets its rhythm?

    University of Manchester | Professor Mark R Boyett

    Professor Mark Boyett wants to find out if the day-night cycle affects heart rhythm. A healthy heart steadily pumps blood around the body. An abnormal heart rhythm that is irregular, or is too fast or too slow is called an arrhythmia. I...

  • Does eating meat increase your risk of heart disease?

    New research has claimed that eating processed meat, unprocessed red meat or poultry increases your risk of heart disease. But how accurate is this?

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    How changes in calcium levels trigger an abnormal heart rhythm

    University of Manchester | Professor Andrew Trafford

    Some heart patients suffer from a condition called torsade de pointes – a dangerous change in heart rhythm. New treatments are urgently needed to combat this potentially life-threatening condition. Researchers have identified that the level...

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    Regulatory lymphocytes: how do they protect against atherosclerosis?

    St George's, University of London | Dr Ingrid Dumitriu

    A group of immune cells known as lymphocytes are important in atherosclerosis - the build-up of fatty deposits called plaques in blood vessel walls which causes coronary heart disease. But other types of lymphocyte, called regulatory lympho...