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Could regenerative cells called EPCs help repair blood vessels?University of Edinburgh | Dr Mairi Brittan
BHF Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellow Dr Mairi Brittan is studying regenerative cells, called endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs), to find out if they could be used to treat heart and circulatory disease. In heart and circulato...
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Working out how congenital heart defects developUniversity College London | Professor Peter Scambler
Professor Peter Scambler and his team at University College London study the underlying causes of different types of congenital heart disease – a condition where the heart doesn’t form properly as it develops in the womb. Professor Scam...
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How obesity damages blood vesselsUniversity of Manchester | Dr Adam Greenstein
Obesity is a growing problem in the UK. Children who are obese are at a much higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease if they remain obese. Scientists know that in obesity-related cardiovascular disease, the inner lining of the bloo...
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Understanding how ageing affects heart cellsNewcastle University | Dr Gavin Richardson
Dr Gavin Richardson and his team at the University of Newcastle are working out how heart cells age and whether heart disease affects heart repair processes. Age is the biggest risk factor for heart disease. Older people are more likely ...
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Encouraging people to eat healthier foods using a virtual supermarketUniversity of Oxford | Dr Peter Scarborough
Eating healthily helps protect against heart and circulatory disease, but currently, people in the UK are not meeting dietary recommendations. We know food prices help people choose which foods to buy, and some countries tax unhealthy foods...
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Studying the proteins that make platelets stick together in a blood clotUniversity of Oxford | Dr Robert Gilbert
Coronary heart disease is the UK’s single biggest killer. Research to unravel the intricacies of blood clotting may reveal new ways to stop thrombosis, reducing the chance of severe illnesses such as heart attacks and strokes. Blood clot...
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Tetherin: an important platelet surface protein in cardiovascular disease?University of Bristol | Professor Stuart Mundell
One of the main contributors to coronary heart disease is thrombosis - a serious condition that can develop when a blood vessel becomes damaged and small blood cells called platelets stick to the damaged area, forming a clot inside the bloo...
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How a faulty gene leads to pulmonary hypertensionUniversity of Bradford | Professor Timothy Palmer
The predicted outcome of many patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is poor because there are very few treatments available. People with PAH have abnormally high blood pressure in the arteries carrying blood to the lungs, caus...
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The role of haem in smooth muscle cellsUniversity 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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A new approach to treating pulmonary arterial hypertensionUniversity of Edinburgh | Professor Andrew Howard Baker
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) involves overactive cell growth in blood vessel walls which reduces the space for blood flow in the lungs. PAH symptoms include breathlessness and chest pain. The signs worsen as lung blood pressure inc...