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Disrupting damaging signals that contribute to atherosclerosisUniversity of East Anglia | Dr Samuel Fountain
Most heart attacks and strokes occur because the arteries feeding the heart or brain have become clogged, a condition called atherosclerosis. During atherosclerosis, fatty material builds up in the walls of arteries. Part of this process in...
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How to eat healthily and enjoy it too
A nutritionist explains how you can eat more healthily but still enjoy cooking, eating and to focus on positive changes instead of depriving yourself.
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Working out the structure of molecules that control blood pressureUniversity of Cambridge | Dr Aiwu Zhou
Blood pressure in humans is mainly controlled by systems that produce molecules resulting in vasodilation (widening of blood vessels) or vasoconstriction (narrowing of blood vessels). Imbalances of these systems are a cause of high blood pr...
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What’s worse for me: fat or sugar?
Our expert answers a question on what's worse for your health: fat or sugar. Find out more.
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BHF response to results of cholesterol-lowering drug clinical trial
Today the long-awaited results of a clinical trial for a new cholesterol-lowering drug were presented at a major cardiovascular conference in Washington.
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Finding out which protein channels control the atrioventricular nodeUniversity of Bristol | Professor Jules Hancox
Professor Jules Hancox and his team at the University of Bristol are studying small proteins that control a small region of the heart called the atrioventricular node, or AVN, to better understand the electrics of the heart muscle. The AVN...
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Developing a sensor for blood vessel damageManchester Metropolitan University | Dr Stephen White
Around a third of heart attacks are caused when fatty plaques in the walls of arteries become unstable and rupture. This tends to happen when the cells that line the blood vessels – endothelial cells – detach, causing the formation of blood...
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Does bad fat around small arteries cause high blood pressure?University of Manchester | Dr Adam Greenstein
High blood pressure (hypertension) and obesity are important causes of cardiovascular death. Furthermore, there is a relationship between these factors: as body weight increases, blood pressure rises. Until recently there has been no explan...
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Studying the role of cilia in blood vessel growthUniversity of Leeds | Dr Georgia Mavria
After a heart attack or stroke, it’s essential that new blood vessels form to re-establish blood flow and keep surrounding tissue alive. A key step in making blood vessels that function properly is the development of the vessel lumen – the...