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Obesity in pregnancy: can a drug for diabetes prevent high blood pressure from developing?University of Cambridge | Professor Susan E Ozanne
We know that maintaining a healthy weight increases the chances of a healthy pregnancy. Obesity in pregnancy has become much more common in recent years and can have long-term health consequences for both mothers and babies. For babies, the...
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Designing a new drug target to reduce high blood sugar and blood vessel damage in diabetesUniversity of Dundee | Professor Calum Sutherland
People with diabetes are at an increased risk of heart and circulatory conditions because of damage to blood vessels caused by high blood sugar (glucose) levels. Small vessel disease (microvascular disease) is a complication of diabetes an...
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The molecular causes of heart disease in diabetes induced by a high-fat dietQueen's University Belfast | Dr Qiaozhu Su
A high-fat diet can lead to type 2 diabetes – where blood sugar (glucose) levels are too high and not regulated. People with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of heart and circulatory diseases. Molecules called microRNAs (miRNAs) contr...
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Can activation of AMPK in endothelial cells improve blood vessel health in people with diabetes?University of Glasgow | Dr Ian Salt
Dr Ian Salt and Dr Timothy Palmer at the University of Glasgow have been awarded a grant to investigate the role of a specific set of proteins in endothelial cells. Endothelial cells line blood vessels and are important in maintaining a nor...
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Developing a tool to predict the effects of drugs to treat diabetes and heart diseaseBrunel University London | Dr Fotios Drenos
Development of a new drug is a long, expensive process. The majority are rejected during clinical trials because they are deemed unsafe or ineffective. A tool that could accurately predict the biological effects of a new drug early in its ...
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Could we use new diabetes medicines to reduce damage caused by heart attack?University College London | Dr Robert Bell
A heart attack occurs when an artery supplying blood to the heart becomes blocked. The heart muscle is then deprived of essential oxygen and nutrient supplies and, if left untreated, will begin to die. During a heart attack, up to half of p...
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Mark Kearney
Professor Kearney and his team are leading several groundbreaking research projects which could lead to new treatments for people with type 2 diabetes.
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Drug could be repurposed to help heart attack patients
Drugs currently undergoing development to treat anaemia could be repurposed to help prevent people with Type 2 diabetes from developing heart failure, according to new research funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF).
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BHF supports new Tesco report to help shoppers eat healthily
Together with Cancer Research UK and Diabetes UK, we are supporting a new report from our partner Tesco to help shoppers make healthier choices.
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“I was on a mission to get better”
Denis Collen, 60, from Stanmore, Middlesex, shares how a diagnosis of diabetes and heart failure spurred him to make healthy lifestyle changes.