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We are NanoMateScience, a group of researchers working together to develop new ways to diagnose and treat cardiovascular diseases! Let me tell you a bit about what we do....
Cardiovascular diseases, often referred to as heart diseases, cause the most deaths around the world, and normally this is a result of a heart attack or a stroke.
For the most part, heart attacks and strokes are cased by "hardened" or "fatty" arteries. The reason for this "hardening" or "fattening" of the arteries is a specific disease called atherosclerosis.
In atherosclerosis fat accumulates in the arteries, but we now also know that your immune system (the cells in your body that fight infection) plays a key role in the disease. The more inflamed an artery gets, the more likely a person is to suffer clinical symptoms.
Unfortunately, most people are diagnosed with atherosclerosis after they experience a heart attack or stroke, and this means that by the time we are treated, the disease is often very advanced.
Our research focuses on developing tiny gold particles, known as nanoparticles, to detect the inflammation in diseased arteries long before a patient experiences a heart attack or stroke.
Cardiovascular diseases are very preventable, and the ability to diagnose earlier would allow doctors to prescribe effective treatments at earlier stages of the disease, saving many lives.
If you would like to hear more about our research or our researchers, please have a look at the "Our Researchers" and "Lab Blog" sections of our website!
We look forward to hearing from you!!
If you would like some more information on cardiovascular disease we have attached a few links below!
British Heart Foundation
National Health Service
World Health Organisation
Cardiovascular diseases, often referred to as heart diseases, cause the most deaths around the world, and normally this is a result of a heart attack or a stroke.
For the most part, heart attacks and strokes are cased by "hardened" or "fatty" arteries. The reason for this "hardening" or "fattening" of the arteries is a specific disease called atherosclerosis.
In atherosclerosis fat accumulates in the arteries, but we now also know that your immune system (the cells in your body that fight infection) plays a key role in the disease. The more inflamed an artery gets, the more likely a person is to suffer clinical symptoms.
Unfortunately, most people are diagnosed with atherosclerosis after they experience a heart attack or stroke, and this means that by the time we are treated, the disease is often very advanced.
Our research focuses on developing tiny gold particles, known as nanoparticles, to detect the inflammation in diseased arteries long before a patient experiences a heart attack or stroke.
Cardiovascular diseases are very preventable, and the ability to diagnose earlier would allow doctors to prescribe effective treatments at earlier stages of the disease, saving many lives.
If you would like to hear more about our research or our researchers, please have a look at the "Our Researchers" and "Lab Blog" sections of our website!
We look forward to hearing from you!!
If you would like some more information on cardiovascular disease we have attached a few links below!
British Heart Foundation
National Health Service
World Health Organisation