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Portion guide: Beans, pulses, fish, eggs, meat and other proteins
Follow our guide to see what a portion of beans, pulses, fish, eggs and meat looks like, to help you eat a healthy and balanced diet.
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Stroke - LACI-2 trial
Lacunar stroke is caused by damage to small blood vessels deep in the brain, and can ultimately lead to dementia. LACI-2 explored whether isosorbide mononitrate and cilostazol could be used to treat lacunar stroke.
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3-minute mindful meditation for stress relief
Wondering how to reduce stress? This quick mindful body scan meditation can help ease away tension.
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Can a new MRI scan predict the success of thrombolysis for DVT?King's College London | Dr Alkystis Phinikaridou
Dr Alkystis Phinikaridou and her team at King’s College London are working out whether a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique they have developed could help doctors treat deep vein thrombosis (DVT). A DVT is a blood clot that d...
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Developing a new sensor to measure blood flow in blood vesselsUniversity of Nottingham | Dr Kenton Arkill
Dr Kenton Arkill and his team at the University of Nottingham are developing a new tool to help researchers measure the force of blood flowing through blood vessels to better understand how blood vessels work and what goes wrong in cardiova...
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Modelling blood flow before and after vascular surgeryUniversity College London | Dr Vanessa Diaz
Circulatory diseases are complicated to treat and can vary between individuals. When choosing from different treatment options available, doctors gather information about the shape of affected blood vessels using scans. But these often cann...
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Research discovers key cause of restricted blood flow to the brain in vascular dementia
Groundbreaking new research has uncovered a potential route to developing the first ever drug treatments for vascular dementia, that directly target a cause of the condition.
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Finding ways to help people cope after the death of a loved one following a cardiac arrestSwansea University | Professor Paul Bennett
Around two thirds of heart attacks happen at home. The person calling for the ambulance, often a friend or relative, will be instructed to conduct cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR). But only around five per cent of people who receive CPR...
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Von Willebrand factor unfolding the clotting processImperial College London | Professor David A Lane
Following blood vessel injury, platelets are needed to form a blood clot and mend the vessel. Von Willebrand factor (VWF) a ‘sticky’ protein, helps platelets bind to the site of injury. VWF must unfold at the molecular level for this to hap...
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How does blood flow affect new blood vessel formation?University of Sheffield | Professor Tim Chico
Damage to blood vessels can cause serious conditions like coronary heart disease and stroke. Understanding how new blood vessels form, in a process called angiogenesis, and how their growth can be controlled could help scientists devise way...