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How chemically modifying proteins could control blood clotting

University of Reading | Professor Jonathan Gibbins

Professor Jonathan Gibbins is studying how tiny blood cells called platelets involved in blood clotting are controlled. Platelets prevent the body from losing blood after injury by forming blood clots. While this is vital for survival, ...

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Can people with dilated cardiomyopathy without symptoms stop taking their medication?

Imperial College London | Professor Sanjay Prasad

Supervised by Dr Sanjay Prasad, this Clinical Research Training Fellowship asks if it is safe to stop medication in people who have recovered from the heart muscle disease dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). In DCM the heart doesn’t pump corre...

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How important are old cells in fatty plaques?

University of Cambridge | Professor Martin Bennett

BHF Professor Martin Bennett and his team at the University of Cambridge are studying the processes that cause atherosclerosis, where blood vessels fur up with fatty plaques and narrow. This means less blood can reach the body’s tissues, or...

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Studying BMP9, a potential therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension

University of Cambridge | Dr Wei Li

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare but devastating condition, for which effective treatments are urgently needed. In PAH, the blood pressure in the arteries supplying the lungs is very high. This puts a strain on the right side...

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How heart failure affects heart muscle cells

University of Manchester | Professor Andrew Trafford

When you exercise or are frightened your heart pumps much harder due to the release of certain chemicals in the body. In heart diseases such as heart failure the muscle cells in the heart which are responsible for the pumping of blood fail ...

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How our fight-flight response affects blood vessels

King's College London | Professor Philip Chowienczyk

Acute psychological stress is thought to be able to precipitate a cardiovascular event, like a heart attack. The release of nitric oxide, a molecule of key importance in cardiovascular health is strongly influenced by stress and may protect...

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How do genetics make some people ‘fatter but healthy’

University of Exeter | Professor Tim M Frayling

In general, being overweight or obese is linked to a higher risk of heart and circulatory diseases. However, some people who are overweight do not have this increased risk, and experts believe this is due to the way fat is distributed insid...