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How blood clotting is controlled by platelets and proteins: LAIR-1 and PECAM-1University of Birmingham | Dr Alexandra Mazharian
Megakaryocytes (the cells which make platelets) have two proteins called LAIR-1 and PECAM-1 which seem to be important for keeping platelets in an inactive state in the bone marrow. Platelets help blood clotting to prevent bleeding but ...
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Tetherin: an important platelet surface protein in cardiovascular disease?University of Bristol | Professor Stuart Mundell
One of the main contributors to coronary heart disease is thrombosis - a serious condition that can develop when a blood vessel becomes damaged and small blood cells called platelets stick to the damaged area, forming a clot inside the bloo...
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Harnessing the diverse power of VEGF in blood vessel growthUniversity College London | Professor Christiana Ruhrberg
Problems with blood vessel contribute to heart attacks, strokes and blindness, and giving drugs to stimulate new vessel growth is a promising treatment for these conditions. One of the most effective treatments to stimulate blood vessel g...
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Academy of Medical Sciences awards funding to emerging scientific leaders
The Academy of Medical Sciences has awarded £7.6 million funding for early-career researchers through its Springboard programme, including two researchers funded by us.
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A potential new anti-oxidant approach to combating atherosclerosisUniversity of Reading | Professor David S Leake
Researchers will investigate a potential new way to prevent the damaging effects of LDL cholesterol in arteries. ‘Bad’ LDL cholesterol contributes to artery disease, known as atherosclerosis, which causes heart attacks. Part of the proce...
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How exercise affects the heart’s small blood vessels in microvascular anginaKing's College London | Professor Divaka Perera
Supervised by Dr Divaka Perera, this Clinical Research Training Fellow wants to understand more about microvascular disease, when the small blood vessels in the heart’s circulation don’t work properly. Around a third of people with angin...
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AI could predict type 2 diabetes up to 10 years in advance
An artificial intelligence (AI) tool that analyses ECG readings during routine heart scans could identify people at risk of type 2 diabetes as much as ten years before they begin to develop the condition, according to research we've funded.
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Does the BACE 1 protein cause blood vessel damage in obesity and diabetes?University of Dundee | Professor Michael L J Ashford
Professor Michael Ashford is studying ways to prevent blood vessels becoming damaged in obesity and diabetes. The inner lining of blood vessels, the endothelium, is crucial to keep blood vessels healthy. Endothelial damage is strongly l...
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Are these "healthy" snacks as good as they seem?
The shops are full of snacks making health claims - but can you believe them? Our Senior Dietitian explains which ones to choose.
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Understanding how medical devices become infectedUniversity of York | Professor Gavin Thomas
Professor Gavin Thomas and his team at the University of York are working out how bacteria form hard-to-treat infections on the surfaces of medical devices such as catheters, pacemaker leads and artificial heart valves. In these infectio...