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    Understanding the role of exosomes in heart health in diabetes

    Imperial College London | Professor Costanza Emanueli

    Professor Emanueli and her team want to understand the damaging molecular messengers sent to heart cells in diabetes. Having diabetes increases a person’s risk of developing coronary heart disease, and it makes the disease worse by damag...

  • AI tool could help prevent thousands of heart attacks

    An AI tool that can predict 10-year risk of having a heart attack could transform treatment for patients who undergo CT scans to investigate chest pain, according to new research we’ve funded.

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    Finding genes that tell left from right

    University of Leeds | Professor Colin Johnson

    Cilia are finger-like projections from cells that act as a cellular antenna to detect and respond to chemical or mechanical cues. Cilia are responsible for the development of the normal left-right asymmetry in the embryo, where different or...

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    Developing a new algorithm to detect arrhythmias and prevent sudden cardiac death

    Imperial College London | Dr Zachary Whinnett

    An arrhythmia is an abnormal heart rhythm. Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are small devices placed within the body that prevent sudden cardiac death by treating life-threatening ‘ventricular’ arrhythmias. If an ICD detects a...

  • Leading cardiovascular research in the UK since 1961

    We are the biggest non-commercial funder of research into cardiovascular research in the UK, funding life-saving research that has improved the lives of millions of people.

  • Edinburgh scientists study how Covid-19 affects the heart

    Our funded Edinburgh researchers are supporting global efforts to combat Covid-19 and better understand how it affects the heart and circulatory system.

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    Should the flu vaccine programme be extended for heart attack and stroke prevention?

    London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine | Dr Charlotte Warren-Gash

    Researchers are investigating if people with heart disease risk factors are vulnerable to flu-related heart attacks. Having a respiratory infection, such as flu or pneumonia, temporarily raises our risk of a heart attack or stroke. While...

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    Cracking the code heart cells use to encourage growth of blood vessels

    University of Bristol | Dr Rebecca Richardson

    One of the ways the heart repairs itself after a heart attack is by making new blood vessels to restore blood flow to the injured cells as they recover. Damaged cells can send tiny packages, called extracellular vesicles, which contain code...

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  • Our science highlights of 2021

    We rounded up 2021 with a special Live & Ticking event looking at some of the year’s biggest breakthroughs and the scientists behind them.