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New approaches to treat pulmonary arterial hypertensionUniversity of Cambridge | Professor Nicholas Morrell
BHF Professor Nick Morrell at the University of Cambridge has been awarded a grant to discover if increasing levels of bone morphogenetic protein receptor type 2 (BMPR2), could be a new way to treat Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Th...
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A new model for aneurysm research that reduces the need for animalsUniversity of Bristol | Dr Jason L Johnson
Dr Jason Johnson is supervising a PhD student who will develop a new model to study aortic aneurysm, when the wall of the main blood vessel leaving the heart, the aorta, swells and bulges like a balloon. Dr Johnson wants to develop a resear...
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Finding ways to repair damaged blood vessels in diabetesUniversity of Leeds | Dr Richard Cubbon
People with diabetes are at increased risk of heart attacks and strokes because of damaged blood vessels. This is in part because diabetes interferes with the body's repair of blood vessels, which may be because of the reduced action of a p...
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Untangling the network of signals that controls angiogenesisUniversity of East Anglia | Dr Stephen Robinson
The growth of new blood vessels is called angiogenesis. It is an essential process for establishing a blood supply in any tissue that has been damaged by disease. Researchers are striving to find a way to help our hearts repair themselves a...
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Understanding how pericytes drive new blood vessel growthUniversity of Bristol | Professor Paolo Madeddu
Pericytes are cells that surround blood vessels and play an important role in the growth of new blood vessels (known as angiogenesis). When there is a reduction in blood supply (ischemia), the growth of new blood vessels limits the damage c...
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Structure and function study of TFPI proteinImperial College London | Professor Michael Laffan
The circulatory system contains different types of protein which work together to control blood clotting, helping a plug to form to stop bleeding at the site of an injury. Although clotting is an important response to injury, it can also be...
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The role of factor XIII and fibrinogen in blood clot formationUniversity of Leeds | Professor Peter J Grant
Although blood clotting is an important response to injury, under certain circumstances a blood clot called a thrombus can grow in a blood vessel, blocking the flow of blood and even breaking free from the vessel wall. A thrombus in the cir...
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Working out ways to reverse atherosclerosisUniversity of Oxford | Dr Gillian Douglas
Dr Gillian Douglas at the University of Oxford is working out if atherosclerosis, the process where arteries becoming furred up with fatty material and harden to form a plaque, can be reversed. Plaque rupture can lead to a heart attack o...
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7 natural alternatives to statins that claim to lower cholesterol
Find out if these foods and supplements said to naturally lower cholesterol work as well as statins.
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How do proteins called NADPH oxidases control platelets in blood clots?University of Exeter | Dr Giordano Pula
Dr Giordano Pula and his team are studying the blood clotting process, with the aim of finding new ways to prevent life threatening blood clots. Platelets are small circulating cells that are required for blood clotting. If they become u...