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Working out how our genes affect our risk of coronary heart diseaseQueen Mary, University of London | Professor Panos Deloukas
Professor Panos Deloukas and his team at Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry are carrying out very large genetic studies called genome-wide association studies (GWAS). They are working out how variations in our genes contr...
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Detailed map of the heart provides new insights into heart health and disease
Researchers have produced the most detailed and comprehensive Human Heart Cell Atlas to date including mapping of the specialised cells where the heartbeat originates.
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Using mathematics to predict the future for heart and circulatory diseaseUniversity of Oxford | Dr Peter Scarborough
BHF Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellow Dr Peter Scarborough is developing a new computer model that can predict heart and circulatory disease rates until 2030. In recent years the influence of risk factors for heart and circulato...
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Can the genetic code reveal why some people develop rheumatic heart disease?University of Oxford | Dr Thomas Parks
Rheumatic fever is a condition that is common in the developing world. It is caused by infection with a bacterium called group A streptococcus. Sometimes children and young adults who have had rheumatic fever go on to develop rheumatic hear...
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The molecular causes of heart disease in diabetes induced by a high-fat dietQueen's University Belfast | Dr Qiaozhu Su
A high-fat diet can lead to type 2 diabetes – where blood sugar (glucose) levels are too high and not regulated. People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of heart and circulatory diseases. Molecules called microRNAs (miRNAs) contr...
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Death rates - Heart and circulatory disease in context
UK deaths caused by heart and circulatory diseases (CVD) and specific cardiovascular conditions, compared to other causes.
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9 things we learnt at the UK's largest heart conference
Our top picks from the British Cardiovascular Society conference 2021, where leading cardiologists and researchers presented fascinating research.
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Investigating a new way to prevent tissue remodelling in heart diseaseUniversity of Manchester | Dr Delvac Oceandy
Dr Delvac Oceandy and his team at the University of Manchester are studying if changing calcium levels in cells which help maintain tissue structure in many organs including the heart, called fibroblasts, could help to prevent tissues ‘remo...
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Is avocado good for the heart?
We look at research that suggests that eating an avocado a week cuts the risk of coronary heart disease by up to a fifth.
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Faster translation of lab discoveries into new treatments for people with heart diseaseUniversity of Bristol | Professor Raimondo Ascione
The BHF is helping researchers in Bristol move lab discoveries into the clinic to benefit heart patients more quickly by contributing nearly £1 million towards a unique Translational Biomedical Centre. The Centre, costing almost £5 million,...