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Why do blood vessels age prematurely in people with COPD?Imperial College London | Dr Koralia Paschalaki
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common lung disease mainly affecting older adults who smoke. Heart and circulatory disease is the main cause of death in people with COPD. The two conditions frequently occur together yet th...
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Understanding how blood vessel stiffness arisesUniversity of East Anglia | Dr Derek Warren
Healthy blood vessels are constantly responding to their surrounding environment. They are lined with muscle cells that can expand and contract which helps them cope with changes in blood pressure and maintains blood flow throughout the bod...
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Transforming our understanding of lymphoedemaSt George's, University of London | Professor Peter S Mortimer
Lymphoedema is the swelling of any part of the body caused by a fault or obstruction in the lymphatic system, which is a network of tissues and organs that help rid the body of toxins, waste and other unwanted materials. It also transports ...
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BHF Scotland home stores reopen on April 5th
British Heart Foundation Scotland home stores reopen following lockdown
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How variations in our DNA affect blood vessel smooth muscle cellsUniversity of Leicester | Professor Shu S Ye
Advances in technology have generated an avalanche of data about the genetics of health and disease. Leicester has been at the forefront of finding variations in a person’s genetic code that are linked to an increased risk of heart disease....
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Preventing blood clots by stopping P2X1 receptor activation on plateletsUniversity of Cambridge | Dr Andrew Thompson
Heart attacks and strokes are caused by blood clots (thrombosis) that prevent blood from reaching the heart and brain. There are drugs available that prevent these clots from forming but they can cause unwanted bleeding. New drugs to preven...
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Investigating a protein that promotes blood vessel repairKing's College London | Dr Lingfang Zeng
Dr Lingfang Zeng and his team at King’s College London study the cells that make up the inner lining of blood vessels (the endothelium).These cells, called endothelial cells, do not work correctly in several heart and circulatory diseases, ...
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How stem cell research could help repair heart attack damage
Two professors at the cutting edge of stem cell research tell us how their work could affect people's lives in the future
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Preventing brain inflammation during a strokeUniversity of Manchester | Dr Emmanuel Pinteaux
Dr Emmanuel Pinteaux from the University of Manchester is searching for ways to prevent inflammation in the brain’s blood vessels during a stroke. Whilst inflammation is an important defence against injury or infection, in the brain it can ...
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Searching for a safer anti-clotting drug by studying a protein called Factor XIIUniversity of Nottingham | Professor Jonas Emsley
People who have survived a heart attack or stroke tend to be at high risk of having another one. To try to prevent a repeat event, doctors prescribe certain medicines. These often include anticoagulant, also called anti-clotting, drugs suc...