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Investigating how blood clots are broken downUniversity of Aberdeen | Dr Nicola Mutch
Dr Nicola Mutch and her team at the University of Aberdeen are working out how the body prevents dangerous blood clots forming in blood vessels and blocking the flow of blood in narrowed arteries. These blockages can lead to heart attacks a...
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The processes involved in the heart’s response to stressImperial College London | Professor Dr Thomas Brand
‘Popeye’ proteins are a newly discovered group of molecules in the outer surface of the cell, the cell membrane. They play a role in helping the heart rate to change in response to stress by interacting with other proteins (channels and pum...
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How our fight-flight response affects blood vesselsKing's College London | Professor Philip Chowienczyk
Acute psychological stress is thought to be able to precipitate a cardiovascular event, like a heart attack. The release of nitric oxide, a molecule of key importance in cardiovascular health is strongly influenced by stress and may protect...
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The role of a molecule called TNF in tissue swellingQueen Mary, University of London | Professor Sussan Nourshargh
Professor Sussan Nourshargh and colleagues at the William Harvey Research Institute at Queen Mary, University of London, have been awarded a grant to understand the role of a molecule called tumour necrosis factor (TNF) in rapid tissue swel...
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Understanding the role of calcium in platelet activation and clottingUniversity of Birmingham | Dr Michael Tomlinson
Dr Michael Tomlinson from the University of Birmingham is particularly interested in the role of calcium in controlling platelet activity. Although platelets are vital in plugging a site of vessel injury to prevent bleeding, they can also f...
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Gestational diabetes: understanding why foetal blood vessels become damaged and if sulforaphane can help?King's College London | Professor Giovanni Mann
It is increasingly common for mothers to develop diabetes during pregnancy (gestational diabetes). If blood glucose levels remain high, damage to blood vessels in both mother and child, results. Understanding whether blood vessels can be pr...
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How platelets change their shape and stick togetherUniversity of Hull | Dr Francisco Rivero
Supervised by Dr Francisco Rivero, the PhD student on this project is working out why platelets become sticky and form blood clots within blood vessels, and if there is a way to prevent this happening. Platelets are a type of blood cell ...
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Kids FIRST: a Family-based Intervention to Reduce Snacking and Screen Time in childrenLoughborough University | Dr Emma Haycraft
A healthy lifestyle, beginning in childhood is important for keeping the heart healthy. Eating snacks and inactivity by spending a long time sitting in front of screens are two types of behaviour that can increase the risk of poor health in...
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Preventing blood vessel damage with stem cellsUniversity of Birmingham | Professor Gerard Nash
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) are a type of stem cell that can be extracted from human tissue and grown to large numbers in the laboratory. Professor Gerard Nash and his team at the University of Birmingham have been studying MSCs and believ...
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Predicting the risk of serious complications in hypertrophic cardiomyopathyUniversity of Oxford | Professor Dr Stefan Piechnik
Dr Stefan Piechnik and his team at the University of Oxford are developing new ways to predict which people with an inherited heart condition, called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), are more at risk of complications, so doctors can treat...