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How nerve and heart cells interact to cause abnormal heart rhythmsUniversity of Leicester | Professor G Andre Ng
Professor G Andre Ng at the University of Leicester is studying how the nervous system is involved in triggering abnormal heart rhythms, called ventricular fibrillation, which can lead to sudden cardiac death (SCD). Heart disease can incr...
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Pak1 and abnormal heart rhythmsUniversity of Oxford | Professor Ming Lei
Dr Ming Lei and his colleagues at the University of Oxford are working out whether an enzyme called Pak1 could be controlled to treat abnormal heart rhythms, also known as arrhythmias. When arrhythmias affect the ventricles, the lower pum...
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PEA-15: a potential new drug target to stop blood vessels from re-narrowing after surgeryUniversity of Aberdeen | Professor Graeme Nixon
When blood vessels in the heart become narrowed or blocked surgeons must resume blood flow to prevent a heart-attack from occurring. Either a metal coil, called a stent, is inserted to hold the vessel open and allow blood to flow through it...
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How variations in our DNA affect blood vessel smooth muscle cellsUniversity of Leicester | Professor Shu S Ye
Advances in technology have generated an avalanche of data about the genetics of health and disease. Leicester has been at the forefront of finding variations in a person’s genetic code that are linked to an increased risk of heart disease....
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Testing a new drug to block ceramide and treat heart diseaseUniversity of Aberdeen | Dr Nimesh Mody
Dr Nimesh Mody and his colleagues at the University of Aberdeen are designing a new drug that blocks the production of a fatty molecule called ceramide, which could be used to treat a range of diseases. Obesity, heart and circulatory dis...
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Studying how exosomes help blood vessels to self-repairKing's College London | Professor Catherine Shanahan
Dr Alexander Kapustin and his team at King’s College London are exploring how to boost the body’s natural ability to heal itself. Blood vessels have an in-built repair mechanism, in which cells called vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) in...
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Understanding what controls new blood vessel growthUniversity of Manchester | Dr Shane Herbert
Dr Shane Herbert and his team at the University of Manchester are studying angiogenesis, or new blood vessel growth. Angiogenesis plays a major role in diseases such as coronary heart disease, arthritis and cancer. We need to understand how...
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What dictates where plaques form in the blood vessels?University of Oxford | Dr Ellie Tzima
Dr Ellie Tzima and colleagues at the University of Oxford are working out how plaques form in atherosclerosis - an inflammatory disease where fatty plaques gradually build up on the inner surface of blood vessels. Over time, these plaques c...
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Understanding how platelets are switched on to help improve anti-clotting treatmentsUniversity of Bristol | Professor Stuart Mundell
Heart attacks occur when blood flow is blocked, usually by a blood clot developing in the blood vessels of the heart. Platelets are the major cells involved in the formation of blood clots and can be ‘switched on’ by substances inside the b...
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Understanding how small arteries work, to shed light on high blood pressureUniversity of Manchester | Dr Adam Greenstein
The pressure of the blood flowing through your arteries is continuously adjusted to your need: during exercise, your heart beats quicker and blood pressure increases to make sure your muscles receive enough oxygen and nutrients to keep work...