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Can an App help people reduce their blood pressure after stroke?Oxford, University of | Richard McManus
People who have had a stroke or a ‘mini-stroke’ – known to doctors as a TIA - are at higher risk of a further stroke/TIA if their blood pressure is too high. Unfortunately, high blood pressure is common, and too often poorly controlled. Pre...
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The role of blood flow in blood vessel function, and its importance during diabetesUniversity of Strathclyde | Professor John G McCarron
Professor John McCarron and his colleagues at the University of Strathclyde are studying how blood vessels respond to blood flow, and why blood flow changes in people with diabetes. Changes in blood flow can cause blood vessels to contrac...
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Accelerator award at the University of LeicesterUniversity of Leicester | Professor Gavin Murphy
BHF-funded research is behind many of the advances that are helping people with heart and circulatory diseases to live longer, better lives. By investing in research we are supporting scientists to make potentially life-saving discoveries, ...
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Do neutrophil microparticles contribute to atherosclerosis?University of Sheffield | Dr Victoria Ridger
Atherosclerosis is a disease that causes the large blood vessels in our bodies to clog up because fatty plaques develop in the walls of arteries. Dr Victoria Ridger from the University of Sheffield is investigating whether tiny particles re...
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Can we assist a natural ‘master regulator’ of blood vessel health to treat heart disease?Imperial College London | Professor Anna Randi
The cells that make up the innermost lining of our blood vessels are called ‘endothelial cells’. They actively influence all sorts of functions including how permeable the vessels are, how they grow, and the tendency for blood to clot withi...
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Studying the nanomechanics of hypertrophic cardiomyopathyQueen Mary, University of London | Dr Arianna Fornili
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a common disease of the heart muscle and detailed knowledge of the mechanism of heart contraction is central to design new therapies. Contractions arise from the molecular motions of a motor protein, myosin II...
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Studying the role of zinc in blood clottingUniversity of St Andrews | Dr Alan Stewart
Supervised by Dr Alan Stewart, the PhD student on this project is studying how zinc is involved in blood clot formation and if zinc is important for why some heparin-based drugs do not work. There is a lot of evidence linking zinc to blo...
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Danger signals and dendritic cells in coronary heart diseaseQueen Mary, University of London | Dr Maria Paula Longhi
In this Intermediate Research Fellowship, Dr Paula Longhi, working at Queen Mary, University of London, will investigate how dendritic cells of the immune system contribute to atherosclerosis, the disease that underlies coronary heart disea...
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Understanding why blood pressure control is different between the sexesSt George's, University of London | Professor Iain Greenwood
In the UK nearly one in seven men die from coronary heart disease, compared to one in twelve women. The reasons underlying this gender difference are not fully understood, but Professor Iain Greenwood’s team at St George’s are working to so...
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Understanding how a protein called CXCL2 promotes the growth of new blood vesselsUniversity of Leeds | Dr Sreenivasan Ponnambalam
Atherosclerosis is the build-up of fatty deposits (plaques) inside the arteries. The blood vessels become narrowed, restricting blood flow to organs and tissues. Atherosclerosis is the main cause of heart attacks and strokes – when the blo...