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How does cAMP exert anti-inflammatory effects in blood vessels?University of Bristol | Dr Mark Bond
Bristol researchers are testing their theory of how blood vessel-damaging inflammation occurs in the body. Inflammation is an essential process for healthy healing after injury. However, long-term inflammation is involved in many heart a...
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Inner space: a view from inside our arteriesUniversity of Strathclyde | Professor John G McCarron
Professor John McCarron and his team at the University of Strathclyde are studying the inner lining of blood vessels, called the endothelium. This cell layer senses changes in blood pressure, blood flow and blood composition, and sends sign...
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How does interleukin-1 contribute to stroke damage?University of Manchester | Professor Stuart M Allan
When blood vessels feeding the brain become blocked because of furred up arteries (atherosclerosis) or a blood clot, a stroke occurs. The stroke is made worse by inflammation, when immune system cells invade the injured area and cause furth...
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How a faulty gene leads to pulmonary hypertensionUniversity of Bradford | Professor Timothy Palmer
The predicted outcome of many patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is poor because there are very few treatments available. People with PAH have abnormally high blood pressure in the arteries carrying blood to the lungs, caus...
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Preventing unwanted platelet activationUniversity of Reading | Professor Jonathan Gibbins
Professor Jonathan Gibbins and his team at the University of Reading will study what chemical signals keep platelets inactive when they are not needed for clotting. Platelets are blood cells that protect us from losing too much blood from a...
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Finding the best treatment for stopping major bleeds after heart surgeryQueen Mary, University of London | Dr Laura Green
During heart surgery, about one in five patients are at risk of experiencing a major bleed which requires a blood transfusion. During bleeds, doctors often give these patients a product called fresh-frozen-plasma (FFP), which is made up of ...