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University of Exeter | Dr Maarten Koeners

Dr Maarten Koeners from the University of Bristol wants to better understand the causes and mechanisms of hypertension, or high blood pressure, so we can develop more effective treatments. High blood pressure is a risk factor for several...

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University of Leicester | Dr Noel W Davies

Blood pressure is maintained by the contraction of smooth muscle cells (in blood vessels called vasoconstriction) which in turn depends on an electrical difference being maintained between the inside and outside of vascular smooth muscle (t...

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University of Leicester | Professor Thompson Robinson

Many people who have had a sudden (or acute) stroke have high blood pressure, which can fall several days afterwards. Currently, doctors don’t know the best way to manage blood pressure in these acute stroke patients. We need to understand ...

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University of Sheffield | Professor Paul Evans

Atherosclerosis, the build-up of fatty deposits in arteries, is started by inflammation of the cells that line blood vessels. This occurs mostly in the bends and branches of arteries, where blood flow is disrupted. By contrast, straighter p...

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