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Researchers have produced the most detailed and comprehensive Human Heart Cell Atlas to date including mapping of the specialised cells where the heartbeat originates.

Today’s Budget paints a disappointing picture for both patients and charity-funded medical research.

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Loughborough University | Professor Mark Hamer

Many of us spend a lot of time sitting down, either sitting at a desk, driving or watching TV. But it is important to get active - physical activity reduces the risk of many diseases including heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Despite the...

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Find out how about hot weather can affect you, especially during the coronavirus outbreak, and what you should do to stay cool.

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University of Leicester | Professor Gerald McCann

Professor Gerald McCann at the University of Leicester is investigating the best time for people with aortic valve narrowing to have surgery. Aortic stenosis (AS) is a common condition where the aortic valve becomes progressively narrowe...

Fats have important regulatory roles that help the heart to conserve energy when blood supply to the heart muscle is reduced, such as in a heart attack. Researchers from the University of Oxford think that the increased levels of fats seen in the hearts of people with type 2 diabetes might make their cells resistant to these important effects. They found that the hearts of rats with type 2 diabetes use up their energy supplies more quickly than those without the condition during a heart attack. This leaves their hearts with less energy – a strong predictor of worse outcomes after heart attack.

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University of Glasgow | Professor Sandosh Padmanabhan

In the UK, around a third of all adults have high blood pressure, putting them at higher risk of heart and circulatory disease, and people with kidney problems often develop high blood pressure and heart disease such as heart failure, strok...

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University of Manchester | Dr Katharine Dibb

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common form of irregular heart rhythm, and people with heart failure are more at risk of the condition. AF affects the atria - the top two heart chambers – where disturbed electrical signals prevent rhyt...

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Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh | Dr Vassilis Sboros

Heart and circulatory disease is Britain’s biggest killer. New methods are urgently needed to quickly and accurately diagnose problems with the heart and circulatory system so that they can be treated or monitored before they become more se...