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University College London | Dr Vanessa Diaz

Circulatory diseases are complicated to treat and can vary between individuals. When choosing from different treatment options available, doctors gather information about the shape of affected blood vessels using scans. But these often cann...

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Queen's University Belfast | Dr Denise M McDonald

Dr Denise McDonald and Dr Anthony Collins from Queen’s University in Belfast, Northern Ireland, are investigating what controls growth of new blood vessels in the retina of the eye. Damage to these intricate vessels stops oxygen reaching th...

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University of Bristol | Dr Mark Bond

Blood vessel disease includes any condition that affects the circulatory system. The cyclic AMP (cAMP) system controls many processes in the cells associated with blood vessel protection, and we know that the system does not work properly i...

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University of Glasgow | Professor Tomasz Guzik

Patients who have life-saving surgery like a coronary artery bypass graft or a stent fitted, are unfortunately at higher risk of blood vessel blockage. To avoid this and maximise patient benefits, we need new treatments that prevent blood v...

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University College London | Professor Stephen Moss

Professors Stephen Moss and John Greenwood from University College London are interested in the growth of new blood vessels (a process called angiogenesis). This growth is an important repair process in the body. However, inappropriate grow...

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London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine | Dr Angel Yun Sum Wong

Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are a new group of drugs used to prevent blood clots. They are used as an alternative to warfarin. Usually, people taking DOACs are also taking several other medications, which increases the chance of drug...

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University of Oxford | Professor Kazem Rahimi

Advances in research have shown that reducing high blood pressure with medicines can prevent heart disease and stroke. But there remain several gaps in our knowledge, including how blood pressure treatment affects other health issues, and w...

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University of Nottingham | Professor Jonas Emsley

Anticoagulants are given to people to prevent deep vein thrombosis (a blood clot in a vein) or pulmonary embolism (a blood clot on the lungs) in people having surgery, or to prevent stroke in people with an abnormal heart rhythm, called atr...