HORIZON 2020 - What does aspirin do to you?

Acetylsalicylic acid, most commonly known as aspirin, was already part of the Egyptian pharmacopeia, used also in ancient Greece and in the Middle Ages to break fevers. Taken all over the world to kill pain and reduce inflammation, today aspirin helps to prevent heart attacks, strokes and blood clots. Its emerging role in preventing and treating cancer is on the rise too. But how does this drug act on your blood cells? ERC grantee Prof Valerie O’Donnell works on the answer.

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Health Innovation Funding Researchers European Research Council Health, Demographic Change and Wellbeing United Kingdom

date: 11/05/2016

Project: Development and application of global li...

acronym: LIPIDArray

See also: CORDIS

Prof. O'Donnell and her team study lipids. These molecules play a key role in regulating blood clotting, signalling during infections and providing energy during metabolism. O'Donnell is among the first to take a close look at the total number and diversity of lipids present in platelets, blood cells that are essential for clotting.

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