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Stopping the damage that diabetes causes to arteries and veins
Diabetes can lead to blood vessel damage and raise your risk of heart disease, blindness and limb amputation. We’ve been funding research to find ways to grow or repair blood vessels damaged by diabetes.
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Investigating the molecular switch that sparks new blood vessel growthUniversity of Manchester | Dr Shane Herbert
Diseases including coronary heart disease, stroke and diabetes affect our blood vessels, causing damage by limiting blood supply. One way to avoid these dangerous consequences could be to encourage healthy new blood vessels to grow. Lead by...
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BHF appoints Dr Charmaine Griffiths as new Chief Executive
The British Heart Foundation today announced that Dr Charmaine Griffiths will return to the charity as its new Chief Executive in February 2020. She is a former Executive Director of Strategy & Performance at the BHF.
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Are formyl peptide receptors involved in abnormal blood clotting?University of Reading | Dr Sakthivel Vaiyapuri
Dr Sakthivel Vaiyapuri and his colleagues at the University of Reading are studying proteins called formyl peptide receptors (FPRs), which are found in small cells in the blood called platelets. Dr Vaiyapuri hopes to find out if targeting t...
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Life sciences industry urge Prime Minister to protect charity research
Today we’ve welcomed a call from leading industry and tech giants, for the Government to provide urgent financial support to medical research charities.
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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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Working out what controls the heart’s response to adrenalineUniversity of Dundee | Professor Michael L J Ashford
Dr William Fuller is studying the mechanisms that control how the heart responds to adrenaline, the hormone that increases the strength of the heartbeat. Caveolae are small pits in the cell membrane that bring proteins together so they c...
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Studying a protein that encourages new blood vessels to growUniversity of Birmingham | Dr Victoria Heath
Dr Victoria Heath’s PhD student is finding out how a protein called protocadherin 1 helps new blood vessels to form. When the blood supply to parts of the body becomes restricted because of blocked blood vessels, blood vessels need to grow ...
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How can we better identify people with aortic stenosis and cardiac amyloid?University College London | Professor James Moon
Aortic stenosis (AS) is a common heart valve disease where blood flow through the narrowed aortic valve is restricted. AS increases the risk of death. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a common treatment for severe aorti...
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Do platelets cause inflammation in people with diabetes?University of Leeds | Professor Khalid Naseem
Diabetes is a complex disorder characterized by too much sugar (glucose) in the blood. People with diabetes are at high risk of developing heart and circulatory disease, partly because of inflammation which damages blood vessels. Unders...