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Harnessing the immune system to help hearts repair and avoid transplant rejectionQueen Mary, University of London | Dr Suchita Nadkarni
Dr Suchita Nadkarni from Queen Mary University of London is studying how interactions between the body’s immune system and blood vessels can influence the outcome of certain heart and circulatory diseases and procedures, such as heart attac...
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Untangling the network of signals that controls angiogenesisUniversity of East Anglia | Dr Stephen Robinson
The growth of new blood vessels is called angiogenesis. It is an essential process for establishing a blood supply in any tissue that has been damaged by disease. Researchers are striving to find a way to help our hearts repair themselves a...
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How do heart cells sense damage and influence repair?University of Leeds | Dr Neil Turner
Dr Neil Turner and colleagues from the University of Leeds are working out if special heart cells called cardiac fibroblasts can sense cell damage in the heart, and if we can alter how they respond to improve heart repair after injury. A h...
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Finding potential drugs to control blood vessel functionUniversity of Oxford | Dr Paolo Tammaro
Calcium-activated chloride channels (CaCCs) are one of a family of important molecules called ion channels, which are present on the surface of all cells. They are involved in several physiological processes, including the expansion and con...
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Using cord blood cells to define how NOX4 affects the growth of new blood vesselsQueen's University Belfast | Professor David Grieve
BHF-funded scientists in Belfast are investigating how to boost blood vessel growth to combat heart disease. The growth of new blood vessels is known as angiogenesis. Angiogenesis happens extensively while our bodies develop as babies an...
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The Factor XIIa and VWF partnership: a potential drug target to prevent thrombosis?Imperial College London | Dr Thomas McKinnon
Dr Thomas McKinnon and his colleagues at Imperial College London are studying the processes underlying blood clotting to look for ways to prevent unwanted blood clotting, or thrombosis, without causing bleeding. Von Willebrand Factor (VW...
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How a protein called prelamin A is involved in cardiomyopathy and ageingKing's College London | Professor Catherine Shanahan
Professor Catherine Shanahan and her team at King’s College London are studying a protein called prelamin A. This toxic protein can accumulate in heart muscle cells causing them to function less efficiently, and this can lead to heart failu...
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Halting inflammation after a heart attack to prevent heart failureUniversity of Leeds | Dr Azhar Maqbool
After a heart attack, inflammation plays an important role in the healing and repair process that follows. However, long term inflammation can lead to changes in the way the heart is structured, a process called cardiac remodelling, which...
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Pinpointing the links between air pollution and heart damageUniversity of Manchester | Dr Holly Shiels
Short exposures to air pollution can trigger heart attacks, strokes and irregular heart rhythms, especially in people already at risk of these conditions. Evidence suggests a link between a group of air pollutants called polycyclic aromatic...
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Encouraging new blood vessels to grow after a heart attack or strokeUniversity College London | Professor Christiana Ruhrberg
Heart and circulatory disease is one of the biggest killers in the UK. A common cause of death is from a heart attack or stroke, which occurs when a blood clot in an artery stops vital oxygen-carrying blood from flowing to the heart or brai...