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University College London | Professor Christiana Ruhrberg

The lymphatic system in our bodies carries excess fluid from our tissues into the bloodstream. In people with lymphedema, the lymphatic system cannot drain fluid properly - this causes uncomfortable swelling (known as oedema) that is diffic...

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Newcastle University | Professor Helen M Arthur

Many thousands of heart attack survivors go on to develop heart failure, a condition which has a detrimental effect on their quality of life. Over recent decades scientists have carried out clinical trials to try to repair damaged hearts us...

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Kingston University London | Dr Andrew Snabaitis

Heart failure is a devastating condition that affects over half a million people in the UK, and there is currently no cure. It usually happens after a heart attack, when a section of heart tissue dies and no longer works properly. Scientist...

According to recent news, chocolate could reduce your risk of the most common irregular heartbeat. Before you rush to the shops, we look behind the headlines.

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Queen Mary, University of London | Dr Thomas Iskratsch

How do cells know whether they should form heart muscle, a blood vessel or something else? Recent discoveries have shown that one factor influencing heart muscle development is that cells are affected by how rigid their environment is. But ...

Pre-eclampsia affects up to one in 25 pregnancies in the UK and can be serious. We’ve been funding research to understand its causes in order to better prevent it.

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University of Bristol | Dr Danielle Paul

Proteins that make up heart muscle are arranged into structures called filaments. There are two types of filament: thick and thin. A protein called troponin is one of the main components of the thin filament and acts like a switch that turn...

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University of Edinburgh | Professor Andrew Howard Baker

The way that our blood vessels heal after injury has important consequences for our future health. Blood vessels are known to ‘remodel’ after being damaged, and this remodelling can trigger a disease process that leads to thickening of the ...