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Cardiff University | Professor Dipak Ramji

Dr Dipak Ramji and Dr Timothy Hughes at Cardiff University are investigating an important molecule in the circulatory system called interferon-gamma, whose action may promote dangerous inflammation of the arteries (a process called atherosc...

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University of Leeds | Professor Peter J Grant

Blood clots inside arteries can prevent blood from flowing and so cause illness and death. This is what happens inside the coronary artery to cause a heart attack. A blood clotting protein called FXIII-A strengthens blood clots and may wors...

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University of Cambridge | Dr Cedric Ghevaert

People with the condition essential thrombocythaemia (ET) have too many platelets in the blood and are at increased risk of cardiovascular events. This is because an excess of platelets can lead to excessive clotting and blockage of the ve...

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University of Leeds | Professor Khalid Naseem

Blood platelets are cells that become sticky and clump together to form blood clots to stop us from bleeding after injury. However, platelets can also form dangerous blood clots that can lead to heart attacks and strokes. We know that peopl...

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University College London | Dr Emmanuel Boucrot

When the levels of LDL (‘bad cholesterol’) are raised in the blood, our chances of developing coronary heart disease increase. Statin drugs lower cholesterol in the body by blocking its production in the liver. However, in response to this ...