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Can blocking the Hippo pathway help keep blood vessels healthy?University of Bristol | Dr Mark Bond
Dr Mark Bond and his colleagues at the University of Bristol are studying how a molecule called cAMP protects blood vessel health to see if manipulating it could treat vascular disease. High levels of cAMP inside the cells that line bloo...
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What is the role of potassium channels in heart health and disease?Queen Mary, University of London | Professor Andrew Tinker
Professor Andrew Tinker and his team at Queen Mary University of London are investigating proteins on the cell surface called ATP-sensitive potassium channels to find out their role in heart and circulatory disease. As well as letting p...
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How do platelet surface receptors ‘ITAM’ regulate function in health and disease?University of Birmingham | Professor Stephen P Watson
BHF Professor Stephen Watson from the University of Birmingham has been awarded a five year grant totalling almost £1.5million to look at the effects of tiny cells called platelets in our circulation. We know that platelets ‘plug’ a site of...
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Understanding the role of LDL cholesterol in platelet activationUniversity of Hull | Professor Khalid Naseem
Professor Khalid Naseem from the University of Hull and Dr Michael Tomlinson from the University of Birmingham will spend 3 years studying the behaviour of tiny blood cells called platelets in the circulatory system. Although platelets are ...
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Can a new drug protect the heart from damage caused by a heart attack?University of Glasgow | Dr William Fuller
Dr William Fuller and colleagues at the University of Dundee are studying new ways to protect heart muscle tissue from injury after a heart attack. When blood vessels become blocked, such as during a heart attack, the amount of oxygen d...
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What makes platelets so sticky in a blood clotUniversity of Birmingham | Professor Yotis Senis
Platelets are small blood cells that plug holes in damaged blood vessels. They do this by sticking to sites of vessel injury and forming a clot that plugs the damaged blood vessel. Platelets can also have a detrimental effect on health by f...
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Iron and the heartUniversity of Oxford | Professor Samira Lakhal Littleton
Previous research has shown that manipulating iron levels in the heart could help to treat heart disease. But to manipulate iron in the heart, we first need to understand how iron levels are regulated. Hepcidin is a hormone made in the live...
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Could extra salt in the diet help to prevent pre-eclampsia?University of Nottingham | Dr Hiten Mistry
BHF Intermediate Basic Science Research Fellow Dr Hiten Mistry is working out if salt intake influences development of pre-eclampsia, a condition affecting pregnant women and causing high blood pressure and protein in the urine. Pre-eclamps...
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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 stopping TPL-2 from working protect against atherosclerosis?Frances Crick Institute | Professor Steven Ley
Professor Steven Ley is studying a protein in cells called TPL-2, which is needed for some cells to become activated in atherosclerosis, when arteries become ‘furred up’ with fatty plaques. In atherosclerosis, inflammation occurs within the...