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Your guide to 11 different types of blood tests
Read our list of the most common blood tests you may have and what they reveal about the body.
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Imaging methods to detect early stages of atherosclerosisSt George's, University of London | Dr Marco Massimiliano Meloni
BHF Research Fellow Dr Marco Meloni is developing better ways to image blood vessels to help doctors detect the early stages of atherosclerosis, when arteries fur up and narrow. This condition can develop over several decades without sympto...
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How blood clotting is controlled by platelets and proteins: LAIR-1 and PECAM-1University of Birmingham | Dr Alexandra Mazharian
Megakaryocytes (the cells which make platelets) have two proteins called LAIR-1 and PECAM-1 which seem to be important for keeping platelets in an inactive state in the bone marrow. Platelets help blood clotting to prevent bleeding but ...
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Can you eat too much fruit?
Our Senior Dietitian Victoria Taylor explains whether it's possible to eat too much fruit and if there are any negative effect from eating fruit in excess
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Which immune cells cause blood vessel inflammation in atherosclerosis?University of Cambridge | Professor Ziad Mallat
BHF Professor Ziad Mallat is studying how blood vessels become inflamed in atherosclerosis to see if there is a way of preventing inflammation. Atherosclerosis is caused by the build-up of fatty plaques in the walls of our arteries, and ...
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In the mind: the brain and blood pressure controlUniversity of Bristol | Professor Julian Paton
Millions of people in the UK are diagnosed with high blood pressure (hypertension) which significantly increases a person’s risk of developing heart disease. Medicines are available to treat it but can be ineffective in up to half of patien...
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Working out how VEGFR1 regulates blood vessel growthUniversity of Bristol | Professor Harry Mellor
The study of angiogenesis – the growth of new blood vessels – is an important area of research in heart and circulatory disease. One of the key molecules that drives angiogenesis is called VEGF-A. It acts via another molecule on the surface...
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AI could predict type 2 diabetes up to 10 years in advance
An artificial intelligence (AI) tool that analyses ECG readings during routine heart scans could identify people at risk of type 2 diabetes as much as ten years before they begin to develop the condition, according to research we've funded.
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Sudden infant death syndrome - investigating the genetic riskSt George's, University of London | Professor Elijah Behr
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS, commonly also known as cot death) is a devastating family tragedy that occurs when a child is younger than one year of age. The specific cause of death cannot be determined despite extensive investigation...