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Penny Lancaster surprises children with heart conditions
Penny Lancaster visits the Royal Brompton Hospital to support the British Heart Foundation’s Christmas campaign to fund research to keep more families together
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Repairing damaged heart muscle – learning from the zebrafishUniversity of Oxford | Professor Roger Patient
Hundreds of thousands of people are living with heart failure, but there is no cure. This research in zebrafish may reveal ways to regenerate or repair damaged heart tissue after a heart attack or in heart failure, which could ultimately ma...
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Developing a realistic computer model of abnormal heart rhythmsImperial College London | Dr Emmanuel Dupont
Dr Emmanuel Dupont and his team at Imperial College London are testing a new computer simulation, which would allow researchers to study abnormal heart rhythms. To beat regularly, the heart contracts in response to complex electrical ci...
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Do Popeye proteins lead to heart disease?Imperial College London | Professor Dr Thomas Brand
Popeye domain containing (Popdc) proteins, named after the cartoon character, are highly expressed in the heart and muscles. Mutations in Popdc genes have been associated with heart rhythm disorders and muscular dystrophy. Professor Tho...
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Harnessing the immune system to protect against heart failureImperial College London | Dr Susanne Sattler
After a heart attack, damage to the heart muscle can lead to heart failure. This is when the heart lacks the strength to pump blood around the body efficiently. Current treatments for heart failure are limited, and researchers around the wo...
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‘Invisible’ heart condition disproportionately affecting women is focus of major new global research programme
We're excited to support a new $55m global research programme called VISIBLE from Wellcome Leap - jointly funded by Pivotal - to improve women's heart health.
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How does COPD increase the risk of heart failure?University of Manchester | Dr Christopher Miller
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the name for a group of conditions that cause severe breathing difficulties. A third of people with COPD also have heart failure. You might expect this to be because the two diseases share ris...
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Understanding how neuropeptide-Y affects the heartUniversity of Oxford | Professor Neil Herring
The speed and strength of the heartbeat can be increased by a group of nerves that work by releasing a chemical called norepinephrine, a neurotransmitter. Whilst norepinephrine is useful in healthy individuals during exercise, it can trigge...
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The brain-heart connection in health and diseaseUniversity College London | Professor Alexander Gourine
BHF-funded researchers at University College London are studying the connection between our brain and heart, and how activity through this connection declines in heart disease. Specialised nerves connect our brain to our heart. These nerve...