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Can stopping TPL-2 from working protect against atherosclerosis?Frances Crick Institute | Professor Steven Ley
Professor Steven Ley is studying a protein in cells called TPL-2, which is needed for some cells to become activated in atherosclerosis, when arteries become ‘furred up’ with fatty plaques. In atherosclerosis, inflammation occurs within the...
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How VEGF makes blood vessels leakyUniversity College London | Professor Christiana Ruhrberg
Blood vessel disease contributes to heart attacks, strokes, blindness and lung disease, and the stimulation of new vessel growth is a promising treatment for these conditions. But an unwanted side effect of blood vessel growth is tissue swe...
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Stroke - causes, signs and symptoms
A stroke happens when the blood supply to part of your brain is cut off, causing your brain cells to become damaged or die. Find out more about stroke and heart and circulatory disease.
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How does insulin like growth factor prevent fatty build-up inside arteries?University of Leeds | Dr Stephen Wheatcroft
Dr Stephen Wheatcroft and his team at the University of Leeds are working out if a hormone called insulin like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and its receptors can help prevent fatty deposits building up inside the arteries. This 'furring up' ...
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A new method to spot complex narrowed arteries that need treatmentKing's College London | Professor Divaka Perera
Supervised by Dr Divaka Perera, a Clinical Research Training Fellow is developing new techniques that help doctors decide whether to operate on complicated narrowed coronary arteries. Angina is a pain or discomfort felt in the chest, and ...
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Sorting apples from pears: do Wnt proteins determine body fat distribution?University of Oxford | Dr Constantinos Christodoulides
BHF Intermediate Clinical Research Fellow Dr Constantinos Christodoulides is working out if proteins called Wnts affect a person’s risk of developing heart and circulatory disease. The location of body fat determines how it influences th...
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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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Do vegans take more sick days?
New research has suggested that vegans take twice as many sick days as the average worker. We look behind the headlines.
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BHF interrupts Coronation Street credits with heartfelt message
Corrie’s iconic theme interrupted by flatlining heartbeat and co-branded advert to raise awareness of the British Heart Foundations lifesaving research following Gail Platt's cardiac arrest