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Stopping the heart from changing shape and size after damageUniversity of Leeds | Dr Neil Turner
Leeds researchers are uncovering how cardiac fibroblast cells, the cells that help form the structural scaffold of the heart, alter the size and shape of the heart during disease. The heart is made up of several different types of cells. ...
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How do endothelial cells respond to forces from blood flow at the molecular level?University of Oxford | Dr Ellie Tzima
Endothelial cells line the inside surface of blood vessels. They are constantly exposed to shear stress – the friction generated by blood flowing across the surface of the cells. Endothelial cells respond to changes in shear stress and t...
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Working out how a faulty gene can cause a cardiac arrestUniversity of Manchester | Dr Luigi Venetucci
A clinical student working with Dr Luigi Venetucci at the University of Manchester is investigating how a faulty gene that makes proteins involved in calcium release within the heart can cause irregular heart rhythms. The researchers are e...
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Developing a new ‘virtual platelet’ to study blood clottingUniversity of Reading | Professor Jonathan Gibbins
Professor Jonathan Gibbins and his colleagues at the University of Reading are using a virtual model of a platelet to study blood clotting and look for new anti-clotting medicines to prevent people from having a heart attack or stroke. Pla...
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Finding new ways to restore blood flow after strokeUniversity of Oxford | Dr Paolo Tammaro
A stroke can occur when a blood clot blocks a blood vessel in your brain. Doctors can remove the clot, but sometimes, even after the clot has been removed, the blood still may not flow properly into the brain blood vessels (this is called t...
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Understanding the damage diabetes causes to the bone marrowUniversity of Bristol | Professor Paolo Madeddu
People with diabetes have a higher chance of developing heart failure, dementia, and suffering heart attacks and strokes, compared to people without diabetes. The exact reasons for this are unknown, but researchers know that circulatory pro...
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Does Piezo1 help the heart sense mechanical stress?University of Leeds | Dr Neil Turner
Supervised by Dr Neil Turner, this PhD student is studying how a protein called Piezo1 helps the heart respond to mechanical stress, caused by increased force of contractions of heart muscle. Cardiac fibroblasts are cells that produce ‘s...
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Is olive oil good for you?
Olive oil can be a healthy source of fat. Find out how to eat it as part of a healthy, balanced diet.
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Qingbo Xu
Professor Xu and his team study the mechanisms that cause development of heart and circulatory diseases in order to understand how they can be treated.
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Cross Party Group Inquiry into High Blood Pressure in Scotland
Learn more about the Cross Party Group Inquiry into High Blood Pressure in Scotland, which launched in 2018, and gathered information on living with high blood pressure.