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High cholesterol levels in your 30s could have long-term impact on heart health
Having high cholesterol in your 30s and 40s could have a long-term impact on your heart health, according to a study.
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3D imaging to detect abnormal heart muscle thickeningUniversity College London | Dr Charlotte Manisty
Supervised by Dr Charlotte Manisty, this Clinical Research Training Fellow is working out why some people develop excessively thick heart muscle in response to stress, putting them at risk of heart failure. When subjected to stresses, fo...
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Preventing obesity disrupting the heart’s energy supplyUniversity of Manchester | Dr Ashraf Kitmitto
Mitochondria are the power houses of cells - they provide energy for all of the cell’s activities. Obesity disrupts the function of the mitochondria, and this is thought to contribute to the higher risk of diabetes and heart failure in peop...
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Kickstarting the body’s repair mechanisms after a heart attackKing's College London | Professor Francesco Dazzi
When someone suffers a heart attack, some of their heart cells die and the body is unable to replace them. This can eventually lead to heart failure. Scientists have been testing whether injecting a type of stem cell - known as mesenchymal ...
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Driving with a heart or circulatory condition
Learn more about driving while living with a heart condition, specifically how quickly you can get back to driving, whether you need to let the DVLA know about your heart condition, whether you can drive a large goods vehicle, and whether you need to let your car insurance company know.
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Improving the diagnosis of people with type 2 myocardial infarctionUniversity of Edinburgh | Professor Nicholas Mills
Supervised by Professor Nicholas Mills the Clinical Research Training Fellow on this project wants to find out the causes and prognosis of heart muscle damage that is not caused by a typical heart attack. A heart attack is the result of a ...
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Modelling inflammation in the build-up of arterial plaquesImperial College London | Professor James Moore
Professor James Moore is supervising a PhD student looking at the role of inflammation in atherosclerosis, the build-up of fatty deposits in arteries. Most fatty deposits (called plaques) have inflammation as a hallmark, and all inflammati...
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'Transformational' new gene therapy research centre launched
We've announced the new MRC/Centre of Research Excellence in Advanced Cardiac Therapies. Co-funded by us and the Medical Research Council, the centre aims to develop the first therapies to stimulate heart repair and regeneration in patients following a heart attack and in those with established heart failure.
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Higher statins dose and proper adherence would prevent thousands of heart attacks and strokes
New research suggests that proper adherence to stains and higher doses for those at high risk would prevent thousands of heart attacks and strokes
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BHF joins landmark commission on health and prosperity
Our chief executive joins a major new commission which looks to better understand the connections between health and wealth.