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Finding ways to combat peripheral arterial disease in diabetesUniversity of Leeds | Dr Stephen Wheatcroft
Dr Stephen Wheatcroft is finding out if a molecule called IGFBP1 could help improve limb circulation in people with diabetes and peripheral arterial disease. People with diabetes are more prone to develop peripheral arterial disease, wh...
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Stopping kidney dialysis being hampered by blood vessel diseaseImperial College London | Dr Peter Vincent
People with kidney failure need regular dialysis – a procedure where their blood is cleaned using an external machine. Doctors must connect a tube from the dialysis machine into the patient’s bloodstream, usually through a vein in the arm. ...
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Congenital heart disease - Finley and Louie's stories
Finley and Louie were both born with congenital heart defects. Here are their stories and how our research is revolutionising open-heart surgeries.
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Investigating how non-coding DNA regions influence heart disease riskQueen Mary, University of London | Dr Diego Villar Lozano
Genetic studies have identified hundreds of small changes in the DNA sequence (known as variants) linked to an increased risk of heart disease. Some of these variants sit within the stretches of DNA sequence that carry the codes for our gen...
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“Rejoice in the tiny things”: lessons from heart disease survivors
Find out what these people have learned from living with a heart condition and what tips they’d give to others
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Do fish oil supplements raise the risk of heart disease?
Find out if taking fish oil supplements could really increase your chance of developing atrial fibrillation or having a stroke.
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Targeting T cells to control their behaviour in heart diseaseQueen Mary, University of London | Professor Federica Marelli Berg
Coronary heart disease (CHD) can be caused by the inappropriate behaviour of T cells—a type of immune cell. Although T cells help us fight infection, sometimes their action on the heart and blood vessels is unwanted. T cells can contr...
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Can an extract from blueberries and sea buckthorn help treat diabetic kidney disease?University of Exeter | Dr Sebastian Oltean
Although blood sugar (glucose) levels can be controlled relatively well in most people with diabetes, many will still develop complications that can affect their heart and blood vessels. These include a condition called diabetic nephropathy...
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Heart of Steel to help fund lifesaving research
We're giving supporters the chance to be a part of history and help the seven million people suffering from heart and circulatory disease after unveiling the sculpture - The Heart of Steel.
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Predicting and preventing hospitalisation in older people with heart diseaseUniversity of Manchester | Dr Adam Greenstein
Older people with heart disease are more likely to be admitted to hospital, and they often don’t do as well as younger, less frail people with the disease. In this fellowship, the fellow working with Dr Greenstein will investigate whether m...