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Translating findings from the lab into advances in human health is not simple and can take decades. We’ve been working to bring science discoveries to patients more quickly.

RESEARCH

University of Leeds | Dr Richard Cubbon

People with diabetes are at increased risk of heart attacks and strokes because of damaged blood vessels. This is in part because diabetes interferes with the body's repair of blood vessels, which may be because of the reduced action of a p...

RESEARCH

University of Nottingham | Professor David Bates

Vascular disease, where blood vessels become blocked, is common in people with type 2 diabetes as they get older. Since it blocks the flow of oxygen to the limbs, it can cause painful legs, inability to walk or even lead to amputation. Scie...

RESEARCH

King's College London | Dr Lingfang Zeng

Supervised by Dr Lingfang Zeng, a PhD student will work out how we can turn ‘master’ cells within blood vessel walls into lining cells, to repair damaged blood vessels. Endothelial cells lining the inner surface of blood vessels form a sin...

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Recovery & Support

The Funding Wales’ Future report highlights how research and development in universities benefits the Welsh economy and how the Welsh Government's quality-related funding is too low.

RESEARCH

University of Oxford | Dr Paolo Tammaro

A stroke can occur when a blood clot blocks a blood vessel in your brain. Doctors can remove the clot, but sometimes, even after the clot has been removed, the blood still may not flow properly into the brain blood vessels (this is called t...

Today, the new Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Medicine at the University of Oxford officially opens. The institute was made possible thanks to the generosity of our supporters.

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