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How gases boost blood vessel growth in peripheral arterial diseaseKing's College London | Dr Alison C Brewer
Dr Alison Brewer and her colleagues at King’s College London are studying peripheral artery disease, or PAD, where the blood supply to tissues in the limbs is insufficient. There is currently no effective treatment for PAD and, in severe ca...
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How to quit smoking
If you are trying to quit smoking, then have a look at our 5 steps. It's a challenge but in the long term it will have many benefits for your health and your finances.
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What does giving blood involve, and can you give blood if you’re a heart patient?
Find out what giving blood involves, where you can donate blood, and whether you can give blood if you have heart disease.
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Weight loss surgery could cut heart failure risk
Weight loss surgery may reduce the risk of developing heart failure for people living with obesity by improving blood flow through their heart muscle, according to research we've funded.
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Swapping the heart’s energy source to treat heart failureUniversity of Oxford | Dr Oliver Rider
Regardless of cause, most heart diseases ultimately result in the heart being unable to pump out as much blood as a normal heart can, because it can’t contract as forcefully. To contract, the heart needs an energy source called ATP, and it’...
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How is the activation of platelets controlled in health and disease?University of Leeds | Professor Khalid Naseem
Researching how blood clotting escapes the normal controls in people with heart disease. Platelets are blood cells that become ‘sticky’ and clump together to form blood clots that stop us from bleeding too much after injury. However, in...
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Do ageing and disease affect the ability of stem cells to repair damaged hearts?King's College London | Dr Georgina Ellison Hughes
Many hundreds of thousands of people are living with heart failure, but there is no cure. Stem cells are able to repair the heart, but understanding how they work is crucial if we are to develop new therapies to boost repair after tissue be...
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Professor Sir Nilesh Samani receives prestigious award at world's biggest heart conference
Professor Sir Nilesh Samani, our Medical Director, has been awarded the prestigious European Society of Cardiology Gold Medal in recognition of his contribution to cardiovascular medicine. The Gold Medal, the Society’s highest honour, was presented today at the European Society of Cardiology’s annual Congress.
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Researchers develop new early warning scan for heart attacks
Researchers that we fund at the University of Oxford have developed a new type of imaging test to provide an early warning of coronary artery disease, and the risk of heart attacks.
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Seven highlights from the UK's biggest heart conference
Over three days in Manchester, scientists unveiled the very latest in heart and circulatory disease research at this year’s British Cardiovascular Society conference. Some of the brightest minds from the UK and around the world came together to share their latest work. Here are seven things we learned.