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Improving our understanding of how RNA controls blood vessel growthUniversity of Edinburgh | Professor Andrew Howard Baker
BHF Professor Andrew Baker from the University of Edinburgh is working with Dr Igor Ulitsky from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel to identify what controls how blood vessel cells form and function, and how they can regenerate and...
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Understanding the role of heme in controlling blood pressureUniversity of Bristol | Professor Emma Raven
Heme is a small molecule that contains iron in the middle of it. Many different proteins in our bodies have heme bound to them - including haemoglobin, the molecule that carries oxygen in the blood. But heme also has other roles in our cell...
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Quiz: How much do you know about carbohydrates?
Do you know the facts about good carbs and bad carbs? Take our quiz to find out.
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Cross-Party Group Inquiry into the implementation of the Heart Disease Action Plan
The Cross-Party Group on Heart and Circulatory Diseases has come together to undertake an inquiry into the Scottish Government's Heart Disease Action Plan.
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Identifying the heart stem cells that could help repair the heartUniversity of Aberdeen | Professor Stefan Hoppler
Thanks to research, it is now possible to direct embryonic stem cells in the laboratory to mature into spontaneously contracting heart cells. However, these procedures are currently too inefficient and unreliable to generate stem cells that...
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How drugs can cause life threatening heart rhythm disturbancesUniversity of Bristol | Dr Christopher Dempsey
For the heart to pump blood around the body efficiently, electrical signals must travel through the chambers of the heart in an organised and rhythmic way. These signals are co-ordinated by proteins in heart cells called ion channels. A div...
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How is the behaviour of cells lining blood vessels controlled?University of Cambridge | Dr Helle F Jorgensen
Supervised by Dr Helle Jorgensen, a PhD student is studying what influences vascular smooth muscle cell behaviour in disease. Vascular smooth muscle cells within the wall of blood vessels change their behaviour in disease in response to...
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Does mutated aquaporin-1 cause pulmonary hypertension?University of Cambridge | Professor Nicholas Morrell
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) – high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs – is a rare but incurable condition that leads to heart failure. Several genetic mutations found in people with PAH patients are known to play an impor...
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Your old phone or tablet can help fund lifesaving research. Find out the steps you need to take to prepare your old mobile phones and tablets for donation to charity.