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Studying cells in the aorta, towards a treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysmUniversity of Leeds | Dr Marc Bailey
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a condition in which the main artery in the body balloons and eventually ruptures. There may be no warning that an aorta is about to rupture. A ruptured AAA is often fatal and the only treatment for a ball...
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A new MRI technique detecting dangerous fatty plaques that could cause strokeUniversity of Oxford | Professor Robin P Choudhury
Dr Luca Biasiolli is developing a new imaging tool to help doctors detect plaques in the carotid artery supplying blood to the brain that are most likely to rupture, leading to a stroke. Modern imaging techniques such as magnetic resonan...
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Studying the role of AmpII protein and t-tubules in the heartUniversity of Manchester | Professor Andrew Trafford
Professor Andrew Trafford and his team at the University of Manchester are studying proteins called amphiphysins to find out how they are involved in heart muscle contraction. For heart muscle cells to contract efficiently to pump blood...
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Can we better predict who will benefit from treatments for heart disease?University of Oxford | Professor Dr Jemma Hopewell
Currently we can reduce the risk of people dying from heart disease by reducing blood cholesterol levels using drugs such as statins, controlling blood pressure and diabetes, and encouraging people to stop smoking. We can use several approa...
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How platelet numbers and stickiness are controlled in blood clottingUniversity of Birmingham | Professor Yotis Senis
Professor Yotis Senis is studying platelets, which are the cells that help our blood to clot. Platelets are small cells that plug holes in damaged blood vessels and prevent excessive bleeding. But they can also form clots inside blood ve...
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How collagen helps the blood to clotUniversity of Cambridge | Professor Richard Farndale
Collagen is a structural protein of the blood vessel wall, which is normally concealed beneath the cells that line the blood vessel inner walls. When the blood vessel becomes injured, collagen is exposed and attracts cells called platelets ...
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Does a molecule called pentraxin-3 reduce brain inflammation after a stroke?University of Manchester | Dr Emmanuel Pinteaux
During a stroke the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off, causing brain cells to become damaged or die. Inflammation – activation of the immune system - is an important defence mechanism that the body uses during injury or infection...
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Working out how to boost heart muscle repair after a heart attackKing's College London | Dr Alison C Brewer
Dr Alison Brewer is looking for ways to help the heart repair itself after it becomes damaged, for example after a heart attack. When the heart is damaged, heart muscle cannot produce enough new cells to replace the damaged ones. As a res...
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Dissecting the structure of titin kinase, to understand its vital role in cardiomyopathyKing's College London | Dr Mark C Pfuhl
Cardiomyopathies are diseases that affect the heart muscle and can cause heart failure. They may run in families due to genetic mutations that disrupt the contraction of heart muscle cells, which can impact the forceful pumping action of t...
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Can stem cells grown in the lab be developed into beating heart cells to repair damaged hearts?University of Oxford | Professor Carolyn Carr
Currently, we cannot repair damaged heart tissue, such as after a heart attack, which means the heart doesn’t work as effectively. This can lead to heart failure – a potentially debilitating condition that affects over 750,000 people in the...