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Developing an aptamer for improved detection of heart disease with MRIUniversity of Leeds | Professor Sven Plein
Professor Sven Plein and his team at the University of Leeds, are experts in a diagnostic method called magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The scientists recently demonstrated that this non-invasive scanning method gives a better view of hea...
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Harnessing iron uptake to treat a form of congenital heart diseaseImperial College London | Dr Gregory Quinlan
Eisenmenger syndrome (ES) is a rare complication of a congenital heart defect, which causes increased blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs, known as pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Recent research has suggested that problems w...
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Predicting heart rhythm disturbance and heart failure in adult congenital heart diseaseImperial College London | Dr Sonya Babu Narayan
Thanks to advances in treatment, most babies born with congenital heart disease survive to adulthood but many are at risk of sudden death from unexpected heart rhythm disturbances (arrhythmia). Dr Sonya Babu-Narayan has been awarded an Int...
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State-of-the-art scans to detect and monitor heart diseaseUniversity of Manchester | Professor Bernard Keavney
New state-of-the-art scans are now able to provide intricate detail about heart structure and function and, increasingly, are being used to pick up early signs of heart disease, or to monitor disease progression. One of the most promisi...
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Assessment of the angiotensin hormones as potential new treatments in cardiovascular diseaseUniversity of Glasgow | Professor Stuart A Nicklin
Heart and circulatory disease is Scotland's biggest killer and new treatments are urgently needed. Hormones are chemical messengers that circulate in the blood to control the activity of the circulatory system and organs such as the heart. ...
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Understanding the ‘alter egos’ of BH4, towards new treatments for heart diseaseUniversity of Oxford | Professor Keith Channon
The health of our heart and blood vessels depends upon cells in these tissues producing and responding to an abundance of chemical signals. One chemical factor, called tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4), has important roles in heart and circulatory ...
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What goes wrong with the heart’s beat in heart disease?King's College London | Dr Elisabetta Brunello
Dr Elizabetta Brunello at King’s College London is working out how protein ‘motors’ within heart muscle cells make heart cells contract, by travelling up and down muscle filaments, like trains travelling along tracks. She wants to understan...
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Can 3D printing improve the care of children with congenital heart disease?University College London | Professor Andrew Taylor
In the UK, 12 babies a day are diagnosed with a congenital heart defect, a condition or defect that develops in the womb before a baby is born. The defects seen in babies’ hearts are numerous, complex and often unique. It is now possible to...
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Testing a new drug to block ceramide and treat heart diseaseUniversity of Aberdeen | Dr Nimesh Mody
Dr Nimesh Mody and his colleagues at the University of Aberdeen are designing a new drug that blocks the production of a fatty molecule called ceramide, which could be used to treat a range of diseases. Obesity, heart and circulatory dis...
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Does sleeping too little or too much raise your risk of heart disease?
Sleeping more than seven or less than six hours a night has been linked to a higher risk of a heart attack or stroke, according to new research.