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    A new signalling pathway involved in pulmonary arterial hypertension

    University of Leeds | Dr Marc Bailey

    Supervised by Professor Chris Peers, a PhD student is investigating a new molecular mechanism involved in the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), and testing ways to prevent PAH developing. PAH is a life-threatening dis...

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    A new method to detect heart tissue that causes atrial fibrillation

    Imperial College London | Professor Prapa Kanagaratnam

    Supervised by Dr Prapa Kanagaratnam, a Clinical Research Training Fellow is testing whether a new method they have developed to detect areas in the heart that cause atrial fibrillation is accurate and that it identifies the correct areas of...

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    Studying the growth and movement of blood vessel smooth-muscle cells

    University of Leicester | Dr Jonathon Willets

    Dr John Willets and Professor John Challiss from the University of Leicester have been awarded a 2-year grant to study the behaviour of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC’s), which form an important part of the structure and function of the...

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    Investigating how bad cholesterol is removed from the body

    University College London | Dr Emmanuel Boucrot

    When the levels of LDL (‘bad cholesterol’) are raised in the blood, our chances of developing coronary heart disease increase. Statin drugs lower cholesterol in the body by blocking its production in the liver. However, in response to this ...

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    How are LXRs and IRF8 involved in the development of atherosclerosis?

    University College London | Dr Ines Pineda Torra

    This study will investigate the relationship between Liver X receptors (LXRs) and another key protein, called IRF8, which plays a critical role in the development of new immune cells during inflammation. LXRs are cholesterol ‘sensors’ in th...

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    Finding out why obesity leads to heart disease

    University of Cambridge | Professor Antonio Vidal Puig

    Obesity can lead to a number of serious or life-threatening diseases, including diabetes and heart disease. When adipose tissue cannot store any more fat, then the excess fats can go to other organs, poisoning them. This is called ‘lipotoxi...

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    Calcium uptake and heart relaxation

    Imperial College London | Dr Alfonso De Simone

    Calcium uptake in part of the heart muscle cell called the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) is crucial for the heart to relax, and is controlled by a protein called SERCA. In dilated cardiomyopathy, a cause of heart failure, SERCA either does n...

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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 clotting

    University 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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    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...