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Investigating how obesity during pregnancy affects children’s future heart healthUniversity of Cambridge | Professor Susan E Ozanne
In the UK more than half of women of child-bearing age are overweight or obese. Carrying too much weight during pregnancy comes with short and long-term health risks for both the woman and the child. The children of women who were overweigh...
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Helping anti-clotting drugs work betterQueen Mary, University of London | Professor Timothy Warner
Professor Timothy Warner wants to understand how anti-clotting medicines work to find new ways to prevent heart and circulatory disease. In atherosclerosis, the underlying cause of coronary heart disease, the coronary arteries fur up wit...
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Is premature birth a risk factor for metabolic syndrome?Imperial College London | Professor Neena Modi
Thousands of babies are born more than two months early each year in the UK, and thanks to modern medicine, over 90% will survive. Research suggests they may be more likely to develop metabolic syndrome, which is a combination of obesity, h...
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How fat cells damage blood vesselsCardiff Metropolitan University | Professor Philip E James
Obesity is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease because being overweight or obese can increase the risk of developing high blood pressure and diabetes. In this project, Dr Philip James and colleagues will examine how fat cells ca...
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The role of the XIIIA clotting factor in heart scarringUniversity of Leeds | Professor Peter J Grant
After a heart attack the lack of oxygen to the heart muscle triggers a process called fibrosis, where scar tissue build-up prevents the heart from beating normally. Fibrosis plays an important part in heart failure development and also occu...
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Understanding the impact of metabolites on heart functionUniversity of Oxford | Professor Craig Lygate
Homoarginine (HA) and creatine are substances produced by the AGAT enzyme. Too little of either substance impairs heart function, and it’s thought that they may act together in the progression of heart failure. Low levels of HA are known t...
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Linking childhood diet to adult heart healthUniversity of Bristol | Dr Genevieve Buckland
Heart and circulatory diseases normally occur in adults, but the underlying processes can begin early in life. It is thought that poor diets during childhood affect ‘cardiometabolic risk factors’ and lead to a state of continuous inflammati...
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Taking faster, clearer pictures of heart metabolismUniversity of Oxford | Professor Damian Tyler
Metabolism is defined as the chemical processes that occur within the body. Changes to the heart’s metabolism are often linked to the development of heart disease. Professor Damian Tyler and his team are looking to develop a new imaging tec...
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How do some people’s hearts recover from heart failure?University of Oxford | Professor Neil Herring
This Oxford team will use innovative new techniques to understand how some failing hearts recover. Damage to the heart from many causes, including heart attacks, can lead to heart failure. This is where the heart is unable to pump well eno...
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