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How does the MyBP-C protein cause cardiomyopathy?King's College London | Dr Thomas Kampourakis
BHF Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellow Dr Thomas Kampourakis is studying how faulty proteins lead to cardiomyopathies, diseases of the heart muscle that can cause heart failure. When the heart beats many elements work together t...
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Working out how a protein called BAMBI affects blood clottingImperial College London | Dr Isabelle Salles-Crawley
Dr Isabelle Salles-Crawley and her colleagues at Imperial College London are studying BAMBI, a protein found on the surface of the endothelial cells that line our blood vessels. BAMBI protein on endothelial cells has been shown to be impor...
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Studying the steps and signals required for the growth of new blood vesselsImperial College London | Dr Graeme Birdsey
The growth of new blood vessels is called angiogenesis. Research efforts are going on around the world to understand how we can stop or promote angiogenesis for human health. For example, stopping angiogenesis is important in cancer treatme...
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Can stem cells help us restore blood flow to the limbs?University of Bristol | Professor Paolo Madeddu
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a common circulatory problem where arteries become narrowed, reducing blood flow to the limbs. Over a quarter of people with critical limb ischemia (CLI), the most advanced form of PAD, are unsuitable for ...
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A tug of war to help new blood vessels growUniversity of East Anglia | Dr Stephen Robinson
Dr Stephen Robinson studies how cells that form the inner lining of blood vessels, endothelial cells, interact with their environment. This process may affect how they are involved in angiogenesis, the growth of new blood vessels. Angiog...
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Understanding what triggers dangerous heart rhythm disturbancesImperial College London | Dr Junaid Zaman
Cardiologist Dr Junaid Zaman at Imperial College London has received a BHF Travel Fellowship to spend one year working in a lab at Stanford University in California, USA. The Stanford researchers are experts in understanding and treating da...
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The role of cell death in heart failureKing's College London | Professor Kinya Otsu
In the healthy heart, muscle cells link together, forming regular structures that pull together to cause the heart to pump. In heart failure, some of these cells die; weakening the heart and making it work harder to get oxygen-rich blood to...
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Our social cooking project launched in 2011. It aims to lower salt and saturated fat intake of South Asian people through their places of workshop. We've already lowered the salt intake by 40% and saturated fat by 50%. Learn more about our social cooking project or run your own.
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Atrial septal defect
Learn more about atrial septal defects including the types, what causes them, treatments, and how to live with one.
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7 natural alternatives to statins that claim to lower cholesterol
Find out if these foods and supplements said to naturally lower cholesterol work as well as statins.