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How does amyloid affect the heart and circulatory system ?Lancaster University | Professor David Middleton
Professor David Middleton and his colleagues at Lancaster University are studying how proteins called amyloid build up in the heart and circulatory system, having potentially devastating effects on health. In several diseases, proteins clu...
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The importance of scaffolding proteins for heart cell functionKing's College London | Professor Franca Fraternali
Cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle. It can run in families and can affect more than one member of a family. The disease is caused by faulty genes carried in a person’s DNA. Dr Franca Fraternali and her colleagues at King’s ...
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How much protein do I need?
Find out how to calculate how much protein you need a day, whether you’re a man or a woman and depending on your age.
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Scientists to improve heart attack treatment by blocking heart damaging molecules
Scientists in Cambridge are to investigate how the treatment of heart attacks could be improved by blocking heart damaging molecules called free radicals.
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Understanding why blood pressure control is different between the sexesSt George's, University of London | Professor Iain Greenwood
In the UK nearly one in seven men die from coronary heart disease, compared to one in twelve women. The reasons underlying this gender difference are not fully understood, but Professor Iain Greenwood’s team at St George’s are working to so...
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Protein and exercise
Protein and exercise
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Using stem cells to understand atherosclerosisUniversity of Edinburgh | Professor Nicholas Mills
Damage to the cells that line our blood vessels (endothelial cells) result in formation of fatty deposits in the walls of the arteries (atherosclerosis) and can cause angina or a heart attack. In this fellowship, Dr Mills proposes to use st...
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Understanding the mechanism of cell growth that leads to thickening of blood vesselsUniversity of Cambridge | Dr Helle F Jorgensen
Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) are part of the blood vessels wall. When they multiply more than they should, it leads to a thickening in the blood vessel . This occurs during atherosclerosis where fatty materials builds up in the lini...
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Determining the role of the gene Prpf8 in causing congenital heart defectsUniversity of Manchester | Dr Kathryn Hentges
Each day in the UK, 12 babies are diagnosed with a heart defect that happens as the baby develops in the womb, known as congenital heart disease. BHF-funded research has contributed to major improvements in the understanding and treatment o...
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Heart attack treatment - ERIC-PPCI
The CONDI-2/ERIC-PPCI trial, part funded by the BHF, tested whether a blood pressure cuff on the arm could help protect the heart after a heart attack.