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A toolkit to identify proteins that keep heart cells healthyKeele University | Professor Glenn Morris
Professor Glenn Morris and his colleagues at Keele University are working out which proteins help heart cells to remain healthy, keep beating constantly for many years, and what goes wrong in heart disease. Sometimes people are born with ...
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Investigating alternatives to standard anticoagulant drugsUniversity of Nottingham | Professor Jonas Emsley
Anticoagulants are given to people to prevent deep vein thrombosis (a blood clot in a vein) or pulmonary embolism (a blood clot on the lungs) in people having surgery, or to prevent stroke in people with an abnormal heart rhythm, called atr...
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Identifying the specific genes responsible for antibody-associated vasculitisUniversity of Cambridge | Professor Kenneth Smith
Antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a devastating autoimmune disease, where a person’s own immune cells attack the body and cause damage. The resulting blood vessel inflammation can lead to a blood clot in the lungs, kidney failure, or ...
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18 tips for healthy meals in a hurry
Looking for comfort food, but no time to cook? We present top tips for healthy meals in a hurry. Find out more.
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How can being active help you prepare for heart surgery?
Being active can help you prepare for surgery and improve your recovery. Rachael Healy puts common questions to two experts.
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Focus on: Heart bypass surgery
Heart bypass surgery can help relieve the symptoms of angina and improve quality of life. We talk to Professor Gavin Murphy about what's involved.
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Regulatory lymphocytes: how do they protect against atherosclerosis?St George's, University of London | Dr Ingrid Dumitriu
A group of immune cells known as lymphocytes are important in atherosclerosis - the build-up of fatty deposits called plaques in blood vessel walls which causes coronary heart disease. But other types of lymphocyte, called regulatory lympho...
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Prolonging the life of coronary artery bypass graftsUniversity of Manchester | Dr Paul Kingston
Dr Paul Kingston and his colleagues at the University of Manchester are looking for ways to prevent complications in people who have coronary artery bypass grafting surgery to treat coronary artery disease. The most common vein used in ...
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Studying cells in conditions that resemble the human bodyKing's College London | Professor Giovanni Mann
Endothelial cells that line blood vessels in the human body are exposed to much lower oxygen levels than present in the air we breathe. The percent of oxygen in air is 21% whereas the percent of oxygen in different organs and tissues in the...