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  • RESEARCH

    Can microRNAs be used to help diagnose and treat coronary heart disease?

    Imperial College London | Professor Costanza Emanueli

    Coronary heart disease is the UK’s biggest killer. It is caused by a blockage in the coronary arteries, the large blood vessels supplying nutrients and oxygen to heart muscle. The problem is aggravated by diabetes, which damages the small b...

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    Can Nogo-B protect blood vessels in diabetic kidney disease?

    King's College London | Professor Luigi Gnudi

    Professor Luigi Gnudi and his team at King’s College London are studying a protein called Nogo-B to find out if it could protect blood vessels during diabetic kidney disease. In diabetes, small blood vessels in the kidney become damaged, ...

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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...

  • Statins

    Statins are medicines that help lower your cholesterol and protect your arteries. Understand what statins do, and are used for, the pros and cons, their side effects and potential alternatives.

  • AI to help GPs identify those at high risk of heart-related death

    A new artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can identify those at highest risk of conditions leading to heart-related death, including kidney failure and diabetes, according to new research funded by us presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress

  • RESEARCH

    Can a BH4 supplement help prevent diabetic cardiomyopathy?

    University of Oxford | Dr Ricardo Carnicer Hijazo

    BHF Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellow Dr Ricardo Carnicer is studying ways to treat diabetic cardiomyopathy. The condition is specific to people with diabetes and affects the pumping ability of heart muscle, which can lead to heart...

  • Why should I know my blood pressure?

    Associate Medical Director Dr Mike Knapton tells Senior Cardiac Nurse Emily McGrath why it's important to get your blood pressure checked

  • RESEARCH

    Understanding how small arteries in the heart respond to stress

    University of Oxford | Professor Kim A Dora

    Professor Kim Dora at the University of Oxford aims to better understand how small arteries in the heart respond to stress and how this response changes in coronary heart disease. Small arteries in the heart dilate and contract to keep up w...

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    Finding out why obesity leads to heart disease

    University of Cambridge | Professor Antonio Vidal Puig

    Obesity can lead to a number of serious or life-threatening diseases, including diabetes and heart disease. When adipose tissue cannot store any more fat, then the excess fats can go to other organs, poisoning them. This is called ‘lipotoxi...

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    Using a patient’s own cells to treat diabetic circulation problems

    University of Leeds | Dr Richard Cubbon

    Type 2 diabetes affects more than 1 million people in the UK, most of who are unable to control their blood sugar because they don’t respond to the hormone insulin. This is called ‘insulin resistance’, and can damage blood vessels, leading ...