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Studying the role of PINK1 in platelets and blood clottingUniversity of Bristol | Professor Alastair Poole
Supervised by Professor Alastair Poole, a PhD student is studying what keeps platelets - small blood cells that stick together and form clots when you are injured – working normally. Understanding how platelets work will mean that we can f...
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The link between mitochondria damage, inflammation and atherosclerosisUniversity of Cambridge | Dr Emma Yu
In atherosclerosis, the blood vessels in our bodies ‘fur up’ with fatty plaque deposits and blood vessels narrow. If the blood flow supplying the heart or the brain becomes blocked or restricted, or if fatty plaques rupture, heart attacks a...
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Finding out how a gene mutation causes dilated cardiomyopathyImperial College London | Professor Ralph H Knoll
In this studentship, the researchers will investigate how a mutated gene – the muscle LIM protein gene – causes dilated cardiomyopathy. Dilated cardiomyopathy is a relatively common inherited heart muscle disease, which can lead to heart fa...
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Is protein kinase C epsilon a good therapeutic target for atherosclerosis?Imperial College London | Professor Justin C Mason
Almost £242,000 has been awarded over three years to Professor Justin Mason’s team at Imperial College London team to study the regulation of endothelial cells, which line our arteries and are important for maintaining a healthy heart and c...
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Young football fans lost to sudden cardiac death remembered in murals unveiled across the UK
Twelve powerful murals have been unveiled by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) to highlight the tragic reality that 12 young people under the age of 35 are lost every week to sudden cardiac death in the UK.
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Fats explained: saturated, unsaturated and trans fats
BHF Senior Dietitian, Dell Standford, explains how much fat you should eat, the difference between saturated and unsaturated fats, and which fatty foods and oils are healthy.
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How to check your pulse
You can tell if you have a regular or irregular heart rate by checking your pulse. This page will show you how to find and check your pulse.
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Could non-coding RNAs offer hope to people with pulmonary hypertension?University of Edinburgh | Professor Andrew Howard Baker
BHF Professor Andrew Baker and his colleagues at the University of Edinburgh are studying the importance of non-coding RNAs in pulmonary hypertension, a condition where the pressure rises in the blood vessels in the lungs, which can ultimat...
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Fixing the volume switch in heart failure – targeting the control of noradrenaline releaseUniversity of Oxford | Professor David Paterson
Injury to the heart muscle caused by a heart attack or high blood pressure can lead to heart failure, where it lacks the power to pump blood around the body efficiently. This is also associated with an increase in the release of a chemical ...
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How the giant protein titin causes cardiomyopathyUniversity of Oxford | Dr Katja Gehmlich
Dr Katja Gehmlich and her colleagues at the University of Oxford are trying to find out how a faulty gene leads to an inherited heart condition called dilated cardiomyopathy, where the heart enlarges and cannot pump effectively. Dr Gehm...