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King's College London | Dr Michael G Robson

Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) vasculitis is a condition where antibodies that usually help fight infection instead trigger the attack of the body’s own immune cells and cause inflammation of the blood vessels. This can cause d...

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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.

The BHF contributes to multiple research consortiums with other funding partners. We aim to add value to the national and international research landscape

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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