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Reducing the use of animals in research into blood clottingUniversity of Reading | Dr Alice Pollitt
Platelets are small cells in the blood that are important for our blood to clot properly. They play a central role, not only in stopping excess bleeding after injury, but in the formation of dangerous blood clots in arteries that can lead t...
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Searching for cells and molecules to repair heart tissueImperial College London | Dr Michela Noseda
Dr Michela Noseda and her team at Imperial College London are investigating ways to boost the heart’s capacity to repair itself after a heart attack. Damage to the heart currently cannot be reversed because heart cells cannot efficiently re...
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Cutting edge technology for drug discovery and biology researchUniversity of Nottingham | Professor Jonas Emsley
The BHF is helping researchers at the University of Nottingham lead the way in drug discovery by contributing £235,111 towards a new state-of-the-art advanced chemical and biomolecular characterisation facility in the Nottingham Centre for ...
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Research excellence at Imperial College LondonImperial College London | Professor Michael Schneider
In 2008 the BHF began a £34 million investment strategy to support four top UK universities as BHF Centres of Research Excellence, aiming to secure the UK’s future as a world-leading force in heart research. One of these institutions was Im...
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Developing a sensor for blood vessel damageManchester Metropolitan University | Dr Stephen White
Around a third of heart attacks are caused when fatty plaques in the walls of arteries become unstable and rupture. This tends to happen when the cells that line the blood vessels – endothelial cells – detach, causing the formation of blood...
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Investigating how streptococcus bacteria trigger endocarditisUniversity of Bristol | Dr Angela Nobbs
Endocarditis is an infection that affects the inner lining of the heart. It is a rare but life-threatening condition, usually caused by bacteria that have entered the bloodstream and have circulated to the heart. Oral streptococci bacteria ...
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Working out how platelets cause harmful blood clotsUniversity of Reading | Dr Christopher Jones
Dr Christopher Jones and his team at the University of Reading are studying how small blood cells called platelets clump together to form clots when blood vessels become damaged. Large clots in the heart’s blood vessels can cause heart atta...