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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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A new imaging tool to study blood vessel formation in zebrafish in real timeUniversity College London | Dr Paul Frankel
Supervised by Dr Paul Frankel, this PhD student is studying the processes that are important in angiogenesis, when new blood vessels form from existing vessels. Angiogenesis has a role in both the development of an organism and in various d...
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Can sulforaphane protect against stroke damage?King's College London | Professor Giovanni Mann
Supervised by Professor Giovanni Mann, a PhD student is working out if a compound in broccoli called sulforaphane could help to prevent or treat stroke. Professor Mann’s team has discovered that sulforaphane can protect small blood vessels...
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The role of inflammation in atherosclerosis, the brain and vascular dementiaUniversity of Sheffield | Professor Sheila Francis
Sheffield researchers will investigate if the vascular changes seen in the brain caused by atherosclerosis are similar to those found in vascular dementia, and if new treatments could help with both. Atherosclerosis refers to the build-u...
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Could high-density lipoproteins treat abdominal aortic aneurysms?St George's, University of London | Professor Gillian W Cockerill
An abdominal aortic aneurysm is where there is a weakening in the main blood vessel in the abdomen, which results in a breakdown of the vessel. Professor Gillian W Cockerill and colleagues at St George's University London have recently show...
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Fellowships promoting equality, diversity and inclusion awarded to Leeds researchers
New fellowships designed to promote the value of equality, diversity and inclusion in science and give research leaders of the future better flexibility in their careers have been awarded at the University of Leeds, thanks to an historical endowment established in partnership with the BHF.
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Football legend Graeme Souness urges fans to learn lifesaving CPR
Football legend Graeme Souness is calling on fans across the country to unite in a campaign to learn lifesaving CPR – that could be a game changer for survival rates. The former Liverpool FC captain is joining forces with the BHF to help save more lives from out of hospital cardiac arrest.
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10 ways cardiac rehabilitation can help you live a better life
A cardiac rehabilitation programme can help you get back to being able to enjoy life to its fullest. We explain the different ways it can help.
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