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Can reducing blood pressure variability after a stroke improve outcomes?University of Leicester | Professor Thompson Robinson
Many people who have had a sudden (or acute) stroke have high blood pressure, which can fall several days afterwards. Currently, doctors don’t know the best way to manage blood pressure in these acute stroke patients. We need to understand ...
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Studying a ‘radical’ enzyme linked to high blood pressureUniversity of Glasgow | Professor Rhian Touyz
This programme of research examines how an enzyme, Nox5, contributes to high blood pressure through the production of free radicals. High free radical levels may be due to increased production or to reduced antioxidants in cells. Although ...
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Finding out why statins sometimes cause muscle pain and weaknessUniversity of Leeds | Dr Sarah C Calaghan
Statins are medicines taken by millions of people in the UK as an effective way to lower their risk of having a heart attack or a stroke. However, some people who take statins develop a side-effect that causes muscle pain and weakness, part...
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Kids FIRST: a Family-based Intervention to Reduce Snacking and Screen Time in childrenLoughborough University | Dr Emma Haycraft
A healthy lifestyle, beginning in childhood is important for keeping the heart healthy. Eating snacks and inactivity by spending a long time sitting in front of screens are two types of behaviour that can increase the risk of poor health in...
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Could high-density lipoproteins treat abdominal aortic aneurysms?St George's, University of London | Professor Gillian W Cockerill
An abdominal aortic aneurysm is where there is a weakening in the main blood vessel in the abdomen, which results in a breakdown of the vessel. Professor Gillian W Cockerill and colleagues at St George's University London have recently show...
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New magnetic resonance technology for the University of OxfordUniversity of Oxford | Professor Damian Tyler
Heart failure is a debilitating condition and can cause breathlessness, making it almost impossible for patients to do even simple exercise such as walking up stairs. During heart failure, changes occur in heart muscle. BHF-funded scient...
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Working out what protects blood vessels from diseaseUniversity of Bristol | Dr Mark Bond
Blood vessel disease includes any condition that affects the circulatory system. The cyclic AMP (cAMP) system controls many processes in the cells associated with blood vessel protection, and we know that the system does not work properly i...
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Understanding structural changes and altered calcium signalling in the ageing and failing heartUniversity of Manchester | Dr Ashraf Kitmitto
Dr Ashraf Kitmitto and her collaborative team at the University of Manchester are keen to understand why elderly people are prone to heart failure and identify the changes taking place in the heart that lead to disease. Heart failure can oc...
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Can MRI be used as a reliable tool to assess heart microstructure?University of Oxford | Professor Jurgen E Schneider
Understanding the in-depth structure of the heart is crucial to help researchers know how the heart works and develop new computer models of the heart. The way heart cells are orientated and arranged in layers within the heart muscle (the h...
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Determining the importance of STAT5A in atherosclerosisUniversity of Sheffield | Professor Paul Evans
Atherosclerosis, the build-up of fatty deposits in arteries, is started by inflammation of the cells that line blood vessels. This occurs mostly in the bends and branches of arteries, where blood flow is disrupted. By contrast, straighter p...