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Piezo1 - a protein that could help us reap the heart health rewards of exercise.University of Leeds | Professor David Beech
In the UK, too few of us achieve the recommended level of physical activity to protect our heart health. This is a complex problem in today’s society, and addressing it requires a wide range of solutions to encourage people to exercise and ...
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Developing a new technology to ‘see’ the cells of our heartUniversity of Leeds | Professor Jurgen E Schneider
The heart is made up of cardiac muscle and connective tissue. The way the different types of cells in the heart are arranged and joined together is important. An electrical current must be able to pass smoothly between them, and stimulate a...
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Calming down white blood cells to improve heart attack recoveryKing's College London | Dr Aleksandar Ivetic
White blood cells are essential for fighting infection and they can release powerful substances such as acids and molecules to help break down foreign cells. However, when white blood cells rush to help in the context of a heart attack, the...
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Understanding and avoiding side effects caused by statinsUniversity of Oxford | Professor Rebecca Sitsapesan
Statins are effective cholesterol-lowering drugs that reduce people’s risk of heart attacks and strokes. However, some people taking statins can experience side effects in their muscles. In very rare cases, it can lead to a potentially fata...
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Using artificial intelligence to identify good candidates for heart surgery in the UKUniversity of Bristol | Professor Umberto Benedetto
People who require open heart surgery must be informed about the risks related to the operation. Currently, heart surgeons in the UK calculate the risk using a mathematical model called EuroSCORE. This model is no longer considered to be ...
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Understanding the role of heme in controlling blood pressureUniversity of Bristol | Professor Emma Raven
Heme is a small molecule that contains iron in the middle of it. Many different proteins in our bodies have heme bound to them - including haemoglobin, the molecule that carries oxygen in the blood. But heme also has other roles in our cell...
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How a remarkable fish could help us mend broken heartsUniversity of Oxford | Dr Mathilda Mommersteeg
Dr Mathilda Mommersteeg and her colleagues at the University of Oxford are studying an unusual fish in the hope it may reveal clues to repairing heart muscle damaged by a heart attack. Astyanax mexicanus is an extraordinary species of fi...
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Untangling the effects of type 2 diabetes on blood vessel healthUniversity of Leeds | Professor Mark Kearney
According to data from 2016, type 2 diabetes affects more than three million people in the UK. The condition affects the health of our veins and arteries. This can lead to a range of problems, including leg ulcers, and it vastly increases a...
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Studying a master switch that underlies heart hypertrophyUniversity College London | Dr Vishwanie Budhram-Mahadeo
The heart’s specialised muscle cells, called cardiomyocytes, help pump blood around the body. Stress or damage can force the heart to work harder, which causes the cells to adapt to the workload by growing larger, a process called hypertrop...
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The factors involved in forming blood clotsAnglia Ruskin University | Dr Nicholas Pugh
Understanding how platelets stick together may reveal a new way to prevent blood clotting that could ultimately prevent heart attacks or strokes. When blood clots form in blood vessels they can block the flow of blood and can cause heart...