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Encouraging stem cells to turn into heart cellsUniversity of Aberdeen | Professor Stefan Hoppler
Professors Stefan Hoppler and Kevin Docherty are looking at how the heart and circulatory system develop in embryos. Understanding how this tissue develops in the early stages will help scientists to recreate heart cell development in the l...
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t-Tubules, calcium regulation and abnormal heart rhythmsUniversity of Bristol | Professor Clive Orchard
In this project, Professor Clive Orchard and colleagues at the University of Bristol will investigate the regulation of calcium ions and the production of abnormal heart rhythms, called arrhythmia. They aim to determine whether t-tubules, w...
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Understanding how adrenal nodules can cause drug resistant hypertensionUniversity of Cambridge | Professor Morris Brown
High blood pressure is a major risk factor that can lead to heart attacks and strokes. In around 10% of patients, high blood pressure occurs because their adrenal gland produces too much of a hormone called aldosterone – this condition is c...
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New computer tools to analyse heart function after a heart attackUniversity of Glasgow | Professor Colin Berry
Professor Colin Berry and colleagues at the University of Glasgow have been awarded a grant to develop new computer tools that will provide detailed information on heart pump function revealed by magnetic resonance imaging scans in hours ra...
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Using sugar-coated proteins to trick the immune system in heart transplantsKing's College London | Professor Giovanna Lombardi
The success of heart transplants in people with heart failure is limited because of late-stage organ rejection and the side effects of giving people immunosuppressive drugs. Scientists are therefore looking for ways to adapt the immune sys...
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"How I got back to the sport I loved"
Discover how Neil Caton built back both his confidence and fitness through electric bikes after being diagnosed with a heart condition.
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Winter wellness: how to keep healthy and warm
Find out our top tips for staying well and warm this winter, and how to look after your heart as the weather cools down.
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How healthy are these 14 popular foods?
Can steak, pizza, or curry be healthy? Find out how to make healthier versions of your favourite meals.
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Facing a diagnosis together: “We're stronger as a pair than we are individually"
Becky and Paul share their story about how they faced a diagnosis of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy together
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What controls how heart muscle cells contract?Cardiff University | Dr Nia Thomas
Dr Nia Lowri Thomas and her team at Cardiff University are studying the processes that control how heart muscle cells contract during each heartbeat and what goes wrong in abnormal heart rhythms. For heart muscle cells to contract, calci...