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Could the antioxidant melatonin provide lifelong heart protection for unborn babies?University of Manchester | Dr Gina Galli
If a growing foetus is partially deprived of oxygen, due for example to or placental infection or maternal smoking, it can seriously impair the development of the heart and increase the risk of heart disease in later life. However, the way ...
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A clinical trial of iron supplementation for people with heart failureUniversity of Glasgow | Dr Paul R Kalra
Iron is needed for many processes in our bodies to work, including enabling our muscles to function correctly. People with heart failure frequently have low iron levels, which worsens their symptoms of shortness of breath and fatigue, their...
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Understanding how PDE3A proteins function in the heart could lead to new treatments for heart failureUniversity of Oxford | Professor Manuela Zaccolo
Professor Manuela Zaccolo is studying heart failure, where the heart is unable to pump hard enough to deliver enough blood around the body and for which there is currently no cure. Some of the drugs used to treat heart failure work by bl...
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An Anglo-Israeli collaboration to develop stem cell treatments for heart failureUniversity of Nottingham | Professor Chris Denning
In this project, Professor Chris Denning from the University of Nottingham and Professor Lior Gepstein, based at Technion in Israel, will work together to develop stem cell treatments to regenerate damaged heart muscle. The usual cause ...
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Developing better tests and treatments for arrhythmias in the upper heartUniversity of Birmingham | Dr Davor Pavlovic
Arrhythmias (fast, slow or irregular heartbeats) most commonly occur in the upper chambers of the heart. Drugs used to treat arrhythmias target sodium-transporting molecules that are present in both upper and lower chambers of the heart. Ho...
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Equipping researchers to find new biomarkers for heart and circulatory diseaseUniversity of Leicester | Professor Dr Toru Suzuki
Mass spectrometry (MS) is a powerful tool that scientists use to analyse proteins and other chemicals from cell and tissue samples. There is currently much interest in using MS to search for markers of diseases or their risk factors - rathe...
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Could an old cancer medicine be a new treatment for heart failure?Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Kairbaan Hodivala Dilke
Heart failure happens when the heart is not pumping blood around your body as effectively as it should. This debilitating condition can make people feel tired, breathless and develop swollen limbs. Whilst treatments are available to help re...
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Using mathematics to predict the future for heart and circulatory diseaseUniversity of Oxford | Dr Peter Scarborough
BHF Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellow Dr Peter Scarborough is developing a new computer model that can predict heart and circulatory disease rates until 2030. In recent years the influence of risk factors for heart and circulato...
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Using patient data to improve treatment and care for heart attack patientsUniversity of Leeds | Professor Christopher Gale
Dr Chris Gale and colleagues from the University of Leeds will spend two years creating the world’s largest research database of information about heart attacks. They will do this by linking together, for the first time, existing databases ...