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How does the heart make new heart muscle?Newcastle University | Dr Gavin Richardson
This research aims to investigate how the heart makes new heart muscle in a model of heart disease and answer three main questions: How much can the heart mend itself? Which cells make new heart muscle? What limitations prevent these cells ...
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How are immune cells involved in plaque development?University of Cambridge | Dr Andrew Sage
BHF Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellow Dr Andrew Sage is studying how different parts of our immune system play a role in boosting or reducing plaque development in atherosclerosis. As atherosclerosis happens, blood vessels become ‘...
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Can targeting Porcupine prevent vein graft failure?University of Bristol | Professor Sarah Jane George
In coronary heart disease, fatty deposits in our blood vessels build up over time and restrict the flow of the blood to the heart. This can be treated using bypass vein grafting – where a piece of vein from the leg is used to bypass blockag...
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Investigating the potential of injectable gene therapies to improve heart muscle function following a heart attackKing's College London | Professor Dr Mauro Giacca
A heart attack happens when a blockage in the coronary arteries restricts the blood supply to heart muscle, starving the muscle of oxygen and nutrients, which can leave the heart with irreversible damage. Over time this can lead to heart fa...
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Could Entresto protect against heart valve disease?Imperial College London | Dr Adrian Chester
Researchers are searching for a non-surgical way to treat stiffened heart valves. The one-way flow of blood around the heart is maintained by valves. These flaps of tissue are pushed open by blood flowing in the correct direction, and sn...
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Developing better ways to measure body fat in childrenSt George's, University of London | Dr Claire Nightingale
Childhood obesity is a major UK public health challenge. The way that children are measured is vital in keeping track of the problem, and in monitoring the success or failure of attempts to address it. The most widely used measure of body f...
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How do some people’s hearts recover from heart failure?University of Oxford | Professor Neil Herring
This Oxford team will use innovative new techniques to understand how some failing hearts recover. Damage to the heart from many causes, including heart attacks, can lead to heart failure. This is where the heart is unable to pump well eno...
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Understanding the role of a subtype of immune cells in reperfusion injury in the heartQueen Mary, University of London | Dr Mathieu Benoit Voisin
During a heart attack or stroke, blood supply to a part of the heart or brain is cut off, causing tissue damage. Reperfusion injury is the additional tissue damage that occurs once the blood supply is restored. Reperfusion injury is also a ...
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Searching for a safer way to treat heart diseaseKing's College London | Professor Michael Marber
The enzyme p38, can be found in every cell in the body. It is part of our response to stress and we cannot live without it. But in a similar way to adrenaline and other stress hormones, p38 becomes very active in some diseases and causes da...