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RESEARCH
How does a molecule called ATP prevent dangerous calcium build up in blood vessels?Royal Veterinary College, University of London | Dr Isabel Orriss
Dr Isabel Orriss is studying a process called calcification, when bone-like deposits of a mineral called calcium phosphate build up in the arteries, heart valves and heart muscle tissue. Calcification often occurs in people with diabet...
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Designing drugs without heart side-effectsUniversity of Bristol | Professor Jules Hancox
The heart’s ability to pump blood depends on co-ordinated electrical activity generated by molecules in heart cells called ‘ion channels’. One of these channels is called hERG, and is essential for normal heart function. However, many drugs...
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Working out the processes underlying pre-eclampsiaAston University | Professor Asif Ahmed
Supervised by Professor Asif Ahmed, a PhD student is working out the processes underlying pre-eclampsia, a dangerous condition which affects pregnant women and causes high blood pressure and protein in the urine. Women who develop pre-ecla...
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Understanding how blood vessel stiffness arisesUniversity of East Anglia | Dr Derek Warren
Healthy blood vessels are constantly responding to their surrounding environment. They are lined with muscle cells that can expand and contract which helps them cope with changes in blood pressure and maintains blood flow throughout the bod...
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Fats explained
Learn about what fats you should avoid in order to keep your heart healthy. We cover saturated fats, unsaturated fats, trans fats, monounsaturated fats, and polyunsaturated fats including tips to help you reduce your saturated fat.
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Vascular dementia: could research lead to new treatment?
Discover how research could bring new treatment for vascular dementia in an interview with a group leader at the BHF-UK DRI Centre for Vascular Dementia Research.
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Meet the CureHeart team
Meet the scientists and clinicians from 3 different continents who have come together to find a cure for inherited heart muscle diseases.
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How platelet stickiness is regulatedUniversity of Bristol | Professor Stuart Mundell
A heart attack occurs when thrombosis (a blood clot) develops inside the blood vessels supplying the heart. Platelets, the main blood cell involved in thrombosis, can be switched on to become sticky by various mediator molecules. Thromboxan...