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Cutting edge technology for drug discovery and biology researchUniversity of Nottingham | Professor Jonas Emsley
The BHF is helping researchers at the University of Nottingham lead the way in drug discovery by contributing £235,111 towards a new state-of-the-art advanced chemical and biomolecular characterisation facility in the Nottingham Centre for ...
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A new method to study thrombosis that uses fewer animalsUniversity of Cambridge | Dr Matthew Harper
Dr Matthew Harper is supervising a PhD student who will develop a new research model to study thrombosis (when blood clots form inside blood vessels) that is less reliant on animals. Heart attacks and strokes are caused by blood clots b...
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Prolonging the life of coronary artery bypass graftsUniversity of Manchester | Dr Paul Kingston
Dr Paul Kingston and his colleagues at the University of Manchester are looking for ways to prevent complications in people who have coronary artery bypass grafting surgery to treat coronary artery disease. The most common vein used in ...
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Understanding the communications system of blood vesselsUniversity of Strathclyde | Professor John G McCarron
All blood vessels are lined with endothelium – a layer of cells that control many processes in the circulatory system. Professor McCarron’s work suggests that different endothelial cells have distinct jobs to do and communicate with each ot...
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Understanding how platelets are switched on to help improve anti-clotting treatmentsUniversity of Bristol | Professor Stuart Mundell
Heart attacks occur when blood flow is blocked, usually by a blood clot developing in the blood vessels of the heart. Platelets are the major cells involved in the formation of blood clots and can be ‘switched on’ by substances inside the b...
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6 tips for living with multiple health conditions
Find out how to cope with multiple health conditions, from managing medication to getting the most out of appointments.
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Could extra salt in the diet help to prevent pre-eclampsia?University of Nottingham | Dr Hiten Mistry
BHF Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellow Dr Hiten Mistry is working out if salt intake influences development of pre-eclampsia, a condition affecting pregnant women and causing high blood pressure and protein in the urine. Pre-eclamps...
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Is a gene called SETSIP involved in endothelial cell repair?Queen's University Belfast | Dr Andriana Margariti
In this PhD studentship, supervised by Dr Andriana Margariti, the researchers are studying if endothelial cells lining blood vessels can be generated from other cell types in the body. Damage to the endothelium lining blood vessels is often...
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How does a protein called SIRT1 prevent harmful blood clot formation?Manchester Metropolitan University | Dr Sarah Jones
Heart attacks and strokes occur when blood clots form and block the blood supply to the heart or brain. When blood vessels are damaged, small blood cells called platelets are activated and clump together to form a clot. In healthy blood ves...
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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.