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Scientists discover why the heart slows down at night
A 90-year-old consensus on the mechanisms which regulate the day-night rhythm in heart rate has been challenged by research from the University of Manchester, funded by us.
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Can we prevent more damage to heart muscle after a heart attack?Newcastle University | Professor Ioakim Spyridopoulos
Supervised by Professor Ioakim Spyridopoulos, a PhD student is looking for ways to prevent further heart muscle damage after a heart attack. Doctors carry out a procedure called coronary angioplasty to open up blocked or narrowed arteries ...
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Calls to Heart Helpline rise after changes to lockdown rules
The number of people calling our Heart Helpline has doubled on average since the outbreak of coronavirus (Covid-19), with a spike this week following new lockdown rules.
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A computer model for assessing severity of peripheral arterial diseaseKing's College London | Professor Bijan Modarai
Supervised by vascular surgeon Mr Bijan Modarai, this Clinical Research Training Fellow is looking for ways to detect leg blood vessels that need treatment when they narrow or become blocked in peripheral arterial disease. In peripheral...
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Thousands of heart failure patients may have missed out on treatment
Concerns patients becoming ‘invisible to the system’ as they struggle to access care in the pandemic.
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Olive oil could cut risk of heart disease
Study suggests extra virgin olive oil could cut heart disease risk.
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Developing a potential gene therapy to prevent heart failure after heart attackUniversity of Glasgow | Professor Stuart A Nicklin
During a heart attack, part of the heart muscle is starved of its oxygen supply. This can permanently injure the oxygen-starved area which, over time, may lead to heart failure. Current treatments to preserve the heart muscle after heart at...
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How is the pH inside heart cells linked to heart disease?University of Oxford | Dr Pawel Swietach
Dr Pawel Swietach and his colleagues at the University of Oxford are working out how pH influences gene activity within heart cells, and what happens in heart disease. Within healthy limits, changes in pH (how acidic or alkaline it is) can ...
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Focus on: Chemotherapy and the heart
Chemotherapy can be used to cure cancer, to relieve its symptoms or to reduce the risk of cancer re-occurring, but in high doses it can damage the heart.
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A new technique for tracking the blood enzyme haem oxygenase 1Imperial College London | Dr Joseph Boyle
Haem is an important molecule in our blood that carries oxygen and gives blood its red colour. The amount of haem in the body is maintained by an enzyme called haem oxygenase 1 (HO-1). HO-1 breaks down bruises by converting the blood into h...