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University of Cambridge | Professor Christopher W J Smith

Professor Christopher Smith and his colleagues at the University of Cambridge are studying a group of proteins that help to determine the correct function of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) that line arteries. DNA is a chemical code th...

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Imperial College London | Professor Peter Weinberg

Atherosclerosis develops when fatty deposits build up in the walls of arteries narrowing them and thus reducing the amount of blood reaching organs. If a fatty plaque ruptures it can block the artery and cause a heart attack or stroke. We k...

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University of Glasgow | Dr Ninian Lang

Tumours can be prevented from growing new blood vessels by a type of drug called vascular endothelial growth factor-signalling pathway inhibitors (VSPIs). VSPIs have potent anti-cancer effects but they also can cause high blood pressure ...

BHF Senior Cardiac Nurse Regina Giblin explains why you get cold hands and feet in winter and what signs to look out for, like numbness and pale or blotchy skin, that may indicate an underlying health condition.

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University of Aberdeen | Professor Mirela Delibegovic

In people with diabetes, heart and circulatory disease causes a significant number of deaths. This is because atherosclerosis (where the large blood vessels in our bodies ‘fur up’ with fatty deposits) progresses faster in people with diabet...

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University of Nottingham | Professor David Bates

Pre-eclampsia in pregnancy, is one of the main causes of illness or death in pregnant women. Complications such as high blood pressure, swelling and the presence of protein in urine can commonly lead to life-threatening conditions such as l...

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University of Bristol | Dr Jason L Johnson

White blood cells called monocytes are known to play a role in blood vessel damage that can lead to heart attacks and the bursting of aneurysms (bulges within arteries). Dr Jason Johnson has previously found a type of monocytes that is imp...

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University of Glasgow | Dr Rachel Myles

Supervised by Dr Rachel Myles, this Clinical Research Training Fellow will work out how an inherited heart condition, called long QT syndrome, puts patients at risk of developing life-threatening fast heart rhythms (arrhythmias). Curren...

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University 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 ...