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2024
19
March
2024
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10:00
Europe/London
Genes expressed in human cells harvested from urine are remarkably similar to those of the kidney itself, suggesting they could be an important non-invasive source of information on the kidney.
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11
March
2024
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06:00
Europe/London
A ground-breaking research study has used AI to understand the genetic underpinning of the heart’s left ventricle, using three-dimensional images of the organ. It was led by scientists at The University of Manchester, with collaborators from the …
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2023
01
November
2023
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04:20
Europe/London
One of the most common byproducts of the burning of fossil fuels, phenanthrene, causes heart arrythmias in mice, proving for the first time it is toxic to mammals.
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22
August
2023
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15:03
Europe/London
Two groundbreaking Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and University of Manchester schemes which provides psychological care to cardiac patients have been shortlisted for the Mental Health Innovation of the Year at the HSJ Awards.
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2021
02
September
2021
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09:28
Europe/London
The drug Viagra, used to treat sexual impotence, can strongly suppress abnormal heart rhythms known as arrythmias in sheep according to University of Manchester scientists.
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24
June
2021
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10:20
Europe/London
An international team of scientists from Manchester, Montpellier and Copenhagen have identified why some endurance athletes experience a heart rhythm disturbance called ‘heart block’.
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21
June
2021
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12:59
Europe/London
A study, led by Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) and The University of Manchester (UoM), and funded by the National Institute for Healthcare Research (NIHR), has found that a mental health treatment called Metacognitive …
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04
March
2021
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12:16
Europe/London
Researchers at The University of Manchester and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust have discovered a backup natural pacemaker, which is able to generate a pulse and control the heart rate.
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18
February
2021
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15:03
Europe/London
The University of Manchester scientists have created the most detailed ever 3D scan of a rare form of congenital heart disease.
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2020
03
December
2020
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02:46
Europe/London
A consensus more than 90-years-old on the mechanisms which regulate the day-night rhythm in heart rate has been fundamentally challenged by an international team of scientists from Manchester, London, Milan, Maastricht, Trondheim and Montpellier.
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03
November
2020
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08:50
Europe/London
Poor awareness of a condition known as Heart Failure with preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) – the cause of a half of all cases of heart failure in England – could be hindering opportunities to improve care for patients, say researchers …
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07
October
2020
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12:45
Europe/London
A drug has shown potential to improve heart function in women diagnosed with preeclampsia during their pregnancy, research carried out by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) and The University of Manchester (UoM) – has found.
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28
January
2020
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12:01
Europe/London
A new research project funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) at the University of Manchester aims to find a way to slow down the progression of heart failure.
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2019
11
November
2019
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10:38
Europe/London
A study at The University of Manchester will analyse heart patients’ activity levels through their pacemakers, to determine which people are at the highest risk of frailty and help them avoid long hospital stays.
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26
June
2019
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15:39
Europe/London
University of Manchester and University of North Texas scientists are the first to show that an embryonic living heart can be programmed to survive the effects of a low oxygen environment in later life.
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01
May
2019
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15:50
Europe/London
Erectile dysfunction drug could treat heart failure – new study PureRadiancePhoto/Shutterstock
In the 1990s, the US drug firm Pfizer was developing drugs to treat angina. During early trials of these drugs, male participants reported …
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27
March
2019
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15:45
Europe/London
Patients with some of the most common lung diseases are substantially more likely to suffer a heart attack and develop other major heart problems according to new research.
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2018
29
November
2018
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17:02
Europe/London
Scientists at The University of Manchester have this week published research, funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) which shows, for the first time, possible genetic causes of a serious congenital heart condition, Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF).
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