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Studying the role of PINK1 in platelets and blood clottingUniversity of Bristol | Professor Alastair Poole
Supervised by Professor Alastair Poole, a PhD student is studying what keeps platelets - small blood cells that stick together and form clots when you are injured – working normally. Understanding how platelets work will mean that we can f...
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Developing new, more accurate diagnostic tests for heart attackKing's College London | Professor Michael Marber
When heart muscle cells become damaged, they release ‘biomarkers’ – molecules which ‘flag’ this damage - into the bloodstream. Measuring a molecule called troponin in a blood sample has revolutionised the way we diagnose heart attacks. But ...
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From ‘one size fits all’ to personalised medicine in anti-platelet therapiesUniversity of Reading | Professor Jonathan Gibbins
Researchers in Reading are developing new tests they hope could predict how individuals will respond to anti-platelet drugs. Platelets are cells in the blood that trigger blood clotting. They protect us from excessive bleeding after inju...
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Could SIRT6 hold the key to new drugs for atherosclerosis?University of Cambridge | Professor Martin Bennett
BHF Professor Martin Bennett and colleagues at the University of Cambridge are working out if a protein called SIRT6 could be a target for new drugs to treat atherosclerosis, a condition where fatty materials build-up inside arteries. A he...
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Finding out why complications during pregnancy can programme heart problems for lifeUniversity of Cambridge | Professor Dino Giussani
We know that conditions in the womb can trigger alterations in the development of the foetus’s heart and blood vessels. This may set the stage for heart and circulatory problems in the newborn baby, as well as increasing the risk of heart a...
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Tiny controllers of heart developmentUniversity of East Anglia | Professor Andrea E Munsterberg
Supervised by Professor Andrea Munsterberg, the PhD student on this project is working out how microRNAs are involved in heart development. Ribonucleic acid, or RNA, is present in all living cells and acts as a messenger, carrying instr...
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Does the gas carbon monoxide control blood vessel thickening?University of Leeds | Dr Jonathan D Lippiat
Professor Chris Peers is working out the intricate processes controlling blood vessel thickening to find clues to prevent it happening. In blood vessel disease, the vessel wall often thickens because the muscle cells surrounding vessels...
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Finding out how obesity is linked to high blood pressureUniversity College London | Dr Nephtali Marina Gonzalez
Obesity is often associated with high blood pressure and childhood obesity is a significant risk factor for the development of heart disease in later life. Understanding the link between obesity and heart disease is of vital importance if w...