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University of Manchester | Dr Ashraf Kitmitto

Heart complications are a major cause of death in people with diabetes and these complications are often associated with abnormal contraction of the heart. A protein called the ryanodine receptor (RyR) helps to control heart contraction by ...

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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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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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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...

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

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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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University of Manchester | Dr Wei Liu

Investigating how diabetes causes a dangerous condition called diabetic cardiomyopathy. Diabetes is a major global health problem, estimated to affect more than 400 million people. The condition can double a person’s risk of developing h...

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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 ...