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BHF shops and stores to close on day of the funeral of Her Majesty The Queen
The British Heart Foundation's 700 UK shops and stores will be closed on the day of the funeral of Her Majesty The Queen (Monday 19 September).
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What makes platelets so sticky in a blood clotUniversity of Birmingham | Professor Yotis Senis
Platelets are small blood cells that plug holes in damaged blood vessels. They do this by sticking to sites of vessel injury and forming a clot that plugs the damaged blood vessel. Platelets can also have a detrimental effect on health by f...
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Can genetics help us tailor blood pressure treatment?University of Glasgow | Professor Sandosh Padmanabhan
Professor Sandosh Padmanabhan and colleagues at the University of Glasgow are studying new ways to treat people with uncontrolled hypertension, or high blood pressure. Nearly half of those treated with current blood pressure lowering drugs ...
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Switching on the brain’s defence mechanisms in strokeKing's College London | Professor Giovanni Mann
Many types of antioxidants have been explored in the lab as potential stroke medicines, only to then fail when tested in clinical trials. Research has therefore shifted to focus on the cell’s own antioxidant defence mechanisms. Professor M...
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Preventing stroke damage by mimicking the body’s own anti-clot drugsUniversity of Manchester | Professor Stuart M Allan
Stroke is a devastating condition which occurs when blood supply to the brain is limited. It can occur when a clot blocks the brains blood supply and is made worse by inflammation of the blood vessels in the brain. Von Willebrand Factor (v...
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Aortic aneurysm, dissection and rupture
Discover the causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatments for Aortic aneurysm, which is a swelling or bulging of the aorta.
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Ending the year on a high note: The highlights of 2020
Despite the challenges, we take a look back at the highlights of 2020.
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AI detects life-threatening blood vessel inflammation from Covid-19 variants
New artificial intelligence technology to scan for heightened blood vessel inflammation can calculate a person’s risk of death from Covid-19 and Covid-19 variants. The technology could be used to tailor their treatment and give them the best chance of recovery according to new research we've funded and presented today at the British Cardiovascular Society conference.