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    Finding the inflammatory culprit that drives tissue damage in blood vessels

    University of Bristol | Dr Jason L Johnson

    White blood cells called monocytes are known to play a role in blood vessel damage that can lead to heart attacks and the bursting of aneurysms (bulges within arteries). Dr Jason Johnson has previously found a type of monocytes that is imp...

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    Understanding atrial fibrillation - large print

    Booklet, 64 pages, published on 05/08/2025

    A large print version of our booklet on atrial fibrillation. It explains the heart's normal rhythm, what atrial fibrillation is, diagnosis, complications, and different types of treatment.

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    Health at Work - fruit smoothie making

    Information Sheet, 2 pages, published on 28/05/2015

    Making fruit smoothies is a simple and effective activity that can easily be organised in any workplace.

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    New models to understand vascular dementia

    University of Edinburgh | Professor Karen Horsburgh

    Professor Karen Horsburgh from the University of Edinburgh is studying cerebral small vessel disease (SVD), which causes about a quarter of strokes and is a leading cases of vascular dementia. Currently we do not understand what causes SVD ...

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    Breaking down blood clots – understanding the structural basis of thrombin formation and function

    University of Cambridge | Professor James Huntington

    Blood clotting prevents uncontrolled bleeding; however, clots can prove lethal when they form inside arteries or veins. Heart attacks and stroke occur when a clot (thrombosis) forms in an artery leading to the heart or brain and prevents bl...

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    Cardiac rehabilitation: the big picture

    Booklet, 8 pages, published on 17/12/2018

    Order the Cardiac rehabilitation: the big picture booklet, with statistics and recommendations from National Audit of Cardiac Rehabilitation (NACR) Report 2018

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    Harnessing IGF binding protein-2 to help grow new blood vessels

    University of Leeds | Dr Stephen Wheatcroft

    Coronary heart disease and peripheral artery disease occur when blood vessels to the heart or limbs, respectively, become narrowed or blocked by a fatty build-up. Although these blockages can be reopened with a stent to widen the blocked ar...

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    Understanding the biology of bleeding disorders

    University of Birmingham | Dr Neil Morgan

    Platelets are small cells that help the blood to clot after an injury and prevent excessive bleeding. Some people inherit a disorder called thrombocytopenia, where they have a low number of platelets and abnormal bleeding. Dr Morgan has...

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    How platelets change their shape and stick together

    University of Hull | Dr Francisco Rivero

    Supervised by Dr Francisco Rivero, the PhD student on this project is working out why platelets become sticky and form blood clots within blood vessels, and if there is a way to prevent this happening. Platelets are a type of blood cell ...

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    The role of nesprins in atherosclerosis

    King's College London | Dr Derek Warren

    Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) that line the blood vessel wall can change from supporting cells to cells that move around and can repair damaged blood vessels. VSMCs are constantly exposed to the mechanical stresses and strains arisin...