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How vascular smooth muscle cell death is involved in atherosclerosis and coronary heart diseaseUniversity of Cambridge | Professor Martin Bennett
BHF Professor of Cardiovascular Sciences Martin Bennett has been awarded a Programme Grant of nearly £1.8million over five years to look in detail at areas of ‘fatty’ plaque build-up (which may rupture and trigger a blood clot potentially c...
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How heart failure affects heart muscle cellsUniversity of Manchester | Professor Andrew Trafford
When you exercise or are frightened your heart pumps much harder due to the release of certain chemicals in the body. In heart diseases such as heart failure the muscle cells in the heart which are responsible for the pumping of blood fail ...
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Research reveals why more men than women are diagnosed with deadly heart disease
Women may be missing a diagnosis of a potentially deadly heart condition due to guidelines that don't account for natural differences in sex and body size, according to research funded by us.
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25 healthy recipes you can cook in 5 minutes or less
Eat something healthy and delicious with our 25 quick healthy meals.
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How do heart muscle fibres respond to their environment?Queen Mary, University of London | Dr Thomas Iskratsch
How do cells know whether they should form heart muscle, a blood vessel or something else? Recent discoveries have shown that one factor influencing heart muscle development is that cells are affected by how rigid their environment is. But ...
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5 of the most extreme diets (and what they could do to your body)
When you choose a diet, it's important to think about it. Some diets can have serious health consequences if followed long-term, as our dietitian explains.
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How do heart muscle proteins change shape when the heart beats?University of Bristol | Dr Danielle Paul
Proteins that make up heart muscle are arranged into structures called filaments. There are two types of filament: thick and thin. A protein called troponin is one of the main components of the thin filament and acts like a switch that turn...
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5 ways to make bread and dough part of a healthy diet
Dough can be the starting point for a vast range of healthy meals and teatime treats, explains Senior Dietitian Victoria Taylor. Read more.
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Have cold hands and feet? Here are 5 tips to improve circulation
From keeping your legs elevated to eating a healthy diet and staying active, find out how to help boost your blood flow if you have poor circulation.
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Studying the causes of heart muscle fibrillationImperial College London | Professor Nicholas Peters
Professor Nicholas Peters and colleagues at Imperial College London are studying fibrillation, a heart rhythm disorder where electrical current flows through the heart muscle in an uncoordinated and irregular way. He wants to identify the p...