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University of Oxford | Professor Kim A Dora

The inner lining cells of the blood vessel, called endothelial cells, acts as a barrier that controls the movement of fluid (including water) and other molecules from the blood and across the vessel wall. To maintain blood pressure and flow...

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Imperial College London | Dr Josefin Ahnstrom

Dr Josefin Ahnstrom and colleagues at Imperial College London have been awarded a 3-year grant to investigate the components that prevent blood from clotting, including Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor (TFPI), protein S and factor V. They ai...

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University of York | Dr Ian Hitchcock

Dr Ian Hitchcock and colleagues at the University of York are studying myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) - a type of blood cancer commonly caused by a fault in a gene called JAK2. The most common causes of illness and death in people with ...

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University of Manchester | Professor Anthony Heagerty

Professor Anthony Heagerty and his team at the University of Manchester are studying how obesity increases a person’s risk of diabetes and high blood pressure. Almost a quarter of UK adults are obese, but we don’t fully understand how obesi...