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Can activation of AMPK in endothelial cells improve blood vessel health in people with diabetes?

University of Glasgow | Dr Ian Salt

Dr Ian Salt and Dr Timothy Palmer at the University of Glasgow have been awarded a grant to investigate the role of a specific set of proteins in endothelial cells. Endothelial cells line blood vessels and are important in maintaining a nor...

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Can genetics help us tailor blood pressure treatment?

University of Glasgow | Professor Sandosh Padmanabhan

Professor Sandosh Padmanabhan and colleagues at the University of Glasgow are studying new ways to treat people with uncontrolled hypertension, or high blood pressure. Nearly half of those treated with current blood pressure lowering drugs ...

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Understanding why arteries re-narrow after treatment with a stent

Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Dr Qingzhong Xiao

Dr Qingzhong Xiao is studying cells and proteins involved in restenosis – when arteries re-narrow after patients receive a procedure called a coronary angioplasty. Coronary angioplasty, when a balloon is used to open a narrowed or blocke...

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Calcium transport though Orai channels in blood vessels

University of Leeds | Professor David Beech

Professor David Beech and colleagues at the University of Leeds will study a newly-discovered type of mechanism for entry of calcium into endothelial cells, cells that line the inside of blood vessels. The novel mechanism of calcium entry i...

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A directory of human tissue and biological sample collections

University College London | Professor Brian Davidson

The UK Clinical Research Collaboration, or UKCRC, brings together the NHS, research funders, industry, regulatory bodies, patient groups and universities in the UK to promote high quality clinical research that benefits patients. One of...

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Using stem cells to understand atherosclerosis

University of Edinburgh | Professor Nicholas Mills

Damage to the cells that line our blood vessels (endothelial cells) result in formation of fatty deposits in the walls of the arteries (atherosclerosis) and can cause angina or a heart attack. In this fellowship, Dr Mills proposes to use st...

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Using sophisticated imaging scans to study how stroke treatments work

Glasgow, University of | Keith Muir

Professor Keith Muir, at the University of Glasgow, is leading a clinical trial called ATTEST-2 to test whether newer clot-busting drugs improve people’s chances of recovery after a stroke. Patients are invited to take part in ATTEST-2 bas...