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  • RESEARCH

    Understanding coronary artery disease in older athletes

    St George's, University of London | Professor Sanjay Sharma

    Coronary artery disease is the build-up of fatty material, also called atherosclerosis, in the vessels that supply the heart with blood. Some athletes, usually considered at low-risk for heart disease, can still develop more coronary artery...

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    Understanding how calcium channels keep the heartbeat in sync

    University of Dundee | Professor Timothy Hales

    Dr William Fuller and his colleagues at the University of Dundee are studying calcium channels, which are tiny pores on the surface of heart muscle cells. They are essential for the heart to contract in response to electrical stimulation du...

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    The largest ever study of dilated cardiomyopathy

    Imperial College London | Professor Stuart Cook

    Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a disease of the heart muscle where it becomes stretched, thin and weak. This means the heart is unable to pump blood around the body efficiently. Treatments are limited and around one fifth of people with DC...

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    The link between immune cells and high blood pressure

    University of Edinburgh | Dr Neeraj Dhaun

    High blood pressure (hypertension) is an important risk factor for heart disease, and its cause remains unclear in most people. Recent studies have suggested that a particular cell within the immune system, the macrophage, is involved in th...

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    Walking and trekking training plans

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    Working out how a faulty gene can cause a cardiac arrest

    University of Manchester | Dr Luigi Venetucci

    A clinical student working with Dr Luigi Venetucci at the University of Manchester is investigating how a faulty gene that makes proteins involved in calcium release within the heart can cause irregular heart rhythms. The researchers are e...

  • 6 ways to get active this spring

    With warmer days and lighter evenings, now is the perfect time to enjoy outdoor activities. Find out more ways to get active.

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    Testing if phosphodiesterases could treat atrial fibrillation

    University of Manchester | Dr Katharine Dibb

    Dr Katharine Dibb and her colleagues at the University of Manchester are investigating a new way to treat the most common irregular heart rhythm, atrial fibrillation (AF). AF can lead to a person having a stroke or heart attack. Calciu...

  • PUBLICATION

    Health at Work pocket mission booklet

    Booklet, published on 09/02/2012

    Our pocket mission booklet will help to inspire and motivate individual employees to be active, eat well and think well by taking on challenges.

    This publication is only available to download or view online

  • RESEARCH

    Atherosclerosis - is RhoG an important regulator of platelet stickiness?

    University of Bristol | Professor Alastair Poole

    Chest pain (angina) and heart attacks are caused by atherosclerosis, a condition that develops over years as fatty deposits called plaques build up in the artery walls. If a fatty plaque ruptures, a clot can form that blocks a vessel leadin...