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Preventing unwanted platelet activationUniversity of Reading | Professor Jonathan Gibbins
Professor Jonathan Gibbins and his team at the University of Reading will study what chemical signals keep platelets inactive when they are not needed for clotting. Platelets are blood cells that protect us from losing too much blood from a...
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Can removing the SHIP2 protein improve blood vessel repair in diabetes?University of Leeds | Dr Richard Cubbon
Even with the best treatment, diabetes doubles the risk of life-threatening diseases, including heart attack and stroke, by damaging the lining of blood vessels. The body has some ability to repair this damage to blood vessels, but this is ...
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We will inspire support
We will work with supporters, volunteers and partners to inspire the support and income we need to power lifesaving progress into heart and circulatory disease.
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Working out what protects blood vessels from diseaseUniversity of Bristol | Dr Mark Bond
Blood vessel disease includes any condition that affects the circulatory system. The cyclic AMP (cAMP) system controls many processes in the cells associated with blood vessel protection, and we know that the system does not work properly i...
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Kidney health and high blood pressureUniversity of Exeter | Dr Maarten Koeners
Dr Maarten Koeners has been awarded an Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellowship grant totalling nearly £471,000 over 4 years to take up a research position at the University of Bristol. He will use novel techniques in rats to study ch...
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Heart disease and emotional health
Having a heart condition can affect your mental wellbeing too. This section offers tips for coping, information about antidepressants, and real stories, plus results of our exclusive survey.
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Can stopping TPL-2 from working protect against atherosclerosis?Frances Crick Institute | Professor Steven Ley
Professor Steven Ley is studying a protein in cells called TPL-2, which is needed for some cells to become activated in atherosclerosis, when arteries become ‘furred up’ with fatty plaques. In atherosclerosis, inflammation occurs within the...
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Virtual hearts for risk prediction in hypertrophic cardiomyopathyKing's College London | Dr Pablo Lamata
Dr Pablo Lamata and his team at King’s College London are searching for new ways to help doctors predict the risk of complications in the inherited heart condition, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). In HCM the heart muscle in the left v...
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British Heart Foundation joins We Are Undefeatable campaign
We're helping people with long term health conditions get active by joining We Are Undefeatable.
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Person-centred care and the House of Care
We want to encourage truly person-centred care for people with heart and circulatory conditions, so we've supported the NHS to adopt 'care and support planning' – a new way of delivering care.