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Newcastle University | Professor Simi Ali

Supervised by Dr Simi Ali, the PhD student funded by this grant is investigating ways to help prevent rejection of donor hearts. Heart transplantation is often the only option for patients with end-stage heart failure. Better drugs mean t...

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Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Timothy Warner

When blood clots form in blood vessels they can block the flow of blood to vital organs and can cause heart attacks and strokes. Blood clots form when small cells in the blood called platelets become activated and stick together. When activ...

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King's College London | Professor Manuel Mayr

Platelets are tiny cells, which are vital for blood clotting – they stick together at the site of injury and form a plug to prevent further blood loss. However some people have larger platelets than others, which increases their risk of hav...

New research has revealed that Black patients are less likely to be underdiagnosed with a common type of heart failure when using AI than during routine care.

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