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Are chemical modifications of DNA involved in atherosclerosis?University of Bristol | Professor Andrew Newby
BHF Professor Andrew Newby has been awarded a three year grant to investigate the intricate processes that lead to plaque rupture in atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis occurs when fatty deposits build up inside artery walls and harden, causin...
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Understanding how medical devices become infectedUniversity of York | Professor Gavin Thomas
Professor Gavin Thomas and his team at the University of York are working out how bacteria form hard-to-treat infections on the surfaces of medical devices such as catheters, pacemaker leads and artificial heart valves. In these infectio...
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Can HDL therapy stop atherosclerosis in its tracks?Lancaster University | Professor David Middleton
Supervised by Professor David Middleton, a PhD student is investigating how the microscopic composition of high density lipoproteins (HDLs) contributes towards atherosclerosis, a condition where the arteries become furred up by fatty plaque...
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A cell skeleton that makes platelets stickyUniversity of Birmingham | Dr Steven Thomas
Dr Steven Thomas and his colleagues at the University of Birmingham are studying platelets, the small cells in the blood that respond to blood vessel damage by sticking to the vessel wall and to each other to form a blood clot and stop blee...
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Shape changing platelet researchUniversity of Hull | Dr Simon Calaminus
Supervised by Dr Simon Calaminus, this PhD student is studying what controls platelets – small cells in the blood that clump together at sites of injury to form a plug to prevent further blood loss. Platelets are not normally activated ...
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Studying cells in conditions that resemble the human bodyKing's College London | Professor Giovanni Mann
Endothelial cells that line blood vessels in the human body are exposed to much lower oxygen levels than present in the air we breathe. The percent of oxygen in air is 21% whereas the percent of oxygen in different organs and tissues in the...
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Studying a protein that helps new blood vessels growUniversity College London | Dr Claudio Raimondi
Finding out how new blood vessels grow is important for developing treatments to restore blood flow in tissues that are starved of oxygen (ischaemic tissue). Neuropilin-1 (NRP1) is a protein in the endothelial cells that line the inside of...
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Controlling inflammation that arises in atherosclerosis and after a stentHeriot Watt University, Edinburgh | Professor Stephen Yarwood
Dr Stephen Yarwood is studying ways to combat chronic inflammation, a key part of heart and circulatory disease. In conditions like atherosclerosis, when blood vessels narrow with fatty plaques, chronic inflammation causes excessive leakine...
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