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Waste and fluid accumulation in vascular dementiaUniversity of Southampton | Professor Roxana Carare
Dr Roxana Carare from the University of Southampton is studying vascular dementia, a common form of dementia where the brain’s blood supply is impaired. She believes vascular dementia happens because the brain cannot get rid of waste and fl...
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Identifying the genes that cause inherited thrombocytopeniaUniversity of Birmingham | Dr Neil Morgan
Inherited thrombocytopenias are a group of disorders characterised by a low platelet count. People with this condition have abnormal bleeding ranging from mild to severe. Platelets are small particles in the blood that help blood to clot af...
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Do e-cigarettes help people with mental illness stop smoking?University College London | Dr Lion Shahab
People with mental illness are more likely to smoke, which may help explain why they have a shorter life expectancy. Some current smoking cessation techniques do work but, in general, people with mental health problems struggle more than ot...
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The link between high blood pressure and a protein called apelinUniversity of Bristol | Dr Anne Marie O Carroll
Dr Anne-Marie O’Carroll is studying a protein called apelin to work out what role it plays in high blood pressure. High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a major health problem but we don’t fully understand what causes it. Recently the...
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New clot busting drug could improve stroke treatment
Researchers funded by us at the University of Manchester have developed a drug that can break down blood clots in mice that resistant to current treatments. The researchers hope that their findings can open the door for a safer and more effective stroke treatment.
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The role of microRNAs in pulmonary arterial hypertensionUniversity of Cambridge | Dr Paola Caruso
Dr Paola Caruso at the University of Cambridge will study changes in microRNAs in the endothelial cells of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). PAH is characterized by high blood pressure in the lungs. Although the precise c...
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How do immune cells help to protect against atherosclerosis?University of Cambridge | Professor Ziad Mallat
BHF Professor Ziad Mallat at the University of Cambridge is studying how immune cells called type 2 innate lymphoid (or ILC2) cells, could help to protect against atherosclerosis, when arteries become furred up and narrow with fatty plaques...
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A tug of war to help new blood vessels growUniversity of East Anglia | Dr Stephen Robinson
Dr Stephen Robinson studies how cells that form the inner lining of blood vessels, endothelial cells, interact with their environment. This process may affect how they are involved in angiogenesis, the growth of new blood vessels. Angiog...
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Understanding how the structure of blood clots affects thrombosis riskUniversity of Leeds | Professor Robert Ariens
Thrombosis occurs when a clot forms in a blood vessels and prevents the blood supply from reaching the tissues supplied by that vessel. Clots are primarily made up of platelets embedded in a network of fibres made of a protein called fibrin...