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How calcium sensing receptors relax blood vesselsSt George's, University of London | Professor Anthony Albert
This studentship will research how calcium sensing receptors found on the surface of cells lining the blood vessels (endothelial cells) regulate contraction and relaxation of blood vessels. The team believes that one way in which calcium s...
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Can a troponin blood test help to diagnose coronary artery disease?University of Edinburgh | Professor Nicholas Mills
Professor Nicholas Mills has been awarded a prestigious fellowship – the BHF Butler Senior Clinical Research Fellowship – to find new ways to identify people with coronary artery disease and to pinpoint those most at risk of a heart attack....
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Gum disease and heart health: how are they connected?
Discover the work of Dr. Karolin Hijazi, a BHF-funded researcher who is studying the link between mouth bacteria, gum disease and heart attacks.
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Can vagus nerve stimulation make it easier to exercise?
Recent media reports suggest a new study has found stimulating the vagus nerve can increase your VO2 max and improve your ability to exercise. But is it true? Read our verdict
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Is cow’s milk healthy, or bad for your heart?
Find out whether drinking cow’s milk can really increase the risk of heart disease in women.
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Intermittent claudication: painful legs and peripheral arterial disease
BHF Senior Cardiac Nurse Regina Giblin explains ‘intermittent claudication’, the medical term for pain in the legs when walking. It is a sign of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), also known as peripheral vascular disease (PVD).
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How your heart works - heart and circulatory system
Find out more about the anatomy and function of the heart and circulatory system. Have a look through our pictures of the heart and learn more about what it takes to keep our blood pumping.
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Seven of the major headlines from the world’s biggest heart conference
The European Society of Cardiology Congress, the worlds biggest heart conference, is over for another year. The past few days have seen thousands of scientists gather in Amsterdam to share the worlds latest leading research into heart and circulatory diseases.
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Spotting the warning signs of a future heart attack in people with undiagnosed chest painKeele University | Professor Kelvin Jordan
Every year, up to two in every hundred adults in the UK visit their GP because of chest pain for the first time. GPs may refer people at risk of heart disease for further tests. For others, chest pain may be caused by a problem with the foo...
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How Cezanne protects blood vesselsUniversity of Sheffield | Professor Paul Evans
Heart attacks and strokes result from the build-up of fatty plaques within blood vessels, a condition called atherosclerosis. Branches and bends of arteries that are exposed to disturbed blood flow patterns are susceptible to inflammation a...