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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...
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Studying a master switch that underlies heart hypertrophyUniversity College London | Dr Vishwanie Budhram-Mahadeo
The heart’s specialised muscle cells, called cardiomyocytes, help pump blood around the body. Stress or damage can force the heart to work harder, which causes the cells to adapt to the workload by growing larger, a process called hypertrop...
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Green veg: a one-stop-shop for a healthier life?
New research we funded indicates the important role nitrates play in cardiovascular health
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Exploring the potential of a new heart-protecting drugKing's College London | Professor Susan Brain
Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is a short protein, produced by certain types of nerves, that relaxes blood vessels. Several decades ago it was realised that CGRP might be beneficial for treating heart and circulatory diseases, but i...
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Talking therapy boosts recovery from 'broken heart' syndrome
Cognitive behavioural therapy can improve fitness and heart muscle recovery in people with Takotsubo syndrome
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Working out how congenital heart defects developUniversity College London | Professor Peter Scambler
Professor Peter Scambler and his team at University College London study the underlying causes of different types of congenital heart disease – a condition where the heart doesn’t form properly as it develops in the womb. Professor Scam...
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Ryanodine receptor clusters and heart diseaseUniversity of Glasgow | Dr Niall MacQuaide
The release of calcium inside heart muscle cells is important for a normal heart beat, and abnormal calcium release can lead to heart rhythm disturbances (arrhythmias). In this Intermediate Basic Science Fellowship, Dr Neil MacQuaide from t...
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Celebrating 50th anniversary of first UK heart transplant
3rd May 2018 marks 50 years since Donald Ross led a team of eighteen to carry out the first heart transplant in the UK.
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Can a new biomaterial help stem cells repair heart tissue?Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Ken Suzuki
In heart failure, the heart cannot pump blood around the body as well as it should and people become extremely tired and short of breath. In severe cases of heart failure, the only treatment option is a heart transplant. Heart failure usual...