October 2009
HEARTENING NEWS FOR TRANSPLANT PATIENTS AS GROUNDBREAKING AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH SET TO DOUBLE THE TIME A DONOR HEART CAN EXIST OUTSIDE THE RECIPIENT
Heartening news for transplant patients as groundbreaking Australian research set to double the time a donor heart can exist outside the recipient
A world-first technique has been developed by Australian scientists at the Victor Chang Cardiac...
May 2009
HEART DISEASE: BIGGEST KILLER OF AUSTRALIAN WOMEN
Australian women need to urgently educate themselves about the symptoms of heart disease as an average of 204 women die every week.
With the launch of Heart Week today (Sunday May 3) the statistics are sobering. Globally one in three women die from...
January 2009
PROFESSOR RICHARD HARVEY SELECTED FOR PRESTIGIOUS AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute's Professor Richard Harvey was one of twelve scientists who were each awarded a 5 year, $4 million research fellowship from the Australian Government, through the National Health & Medical Research...
October 2008
PROF RICHARD HARVEY ELECTED TO THE PRESTIGIOUS EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY ORGANISATION
The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) has recognized fifty-nine leading life scientists from around the world for their proven excellence in research and the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute's (VCCRI) Professor Richard Harvey is...
September 2008
ROYAL OPENING FOR NEW RESEARCH INSTITUTE FACILITY
Her Royal Highness, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark officially opened Australia's newest research facility, the Lowy Packer Building on Wednesday September 3 at 11am.
Located at 405 Liverpool Street, Sydney, the 9-storey building will house 240...
May 2008
AUSSIE HEART PATIENT TO CYCLE ACROSS UNITED STATES
Australian heart patient Steve Quinn, is preparing to cycle across the United States in June 2008 to raise awareness for littleunderstood heart conditions that affect over 200,000 Australians and 2 million Americans. These potentially life...
August 2007
ADDING ANOTHER DIMENSION TO LIFE
The thought of being able to watch how internal organs and tissues of an organism develop in three-dimensions without actually cutting open the organism may sound a bit like sci-fi, but the technology is actually here and researchers at the Victor...
July 2007
NEW GENE ABNORMALITIES IDENTIFIED THAT CAUSE HEART MALFORMATIONS IN CHILDREN
In breakthrough research, scientists from NSW have identified abnormalities (mutations) in a cardiac gene, TBX20, which are responsible for heart malformations in children. The mutations caused disease in multiple family members and for the worst...
May 2007
NEW HOPE FOR SEVERE HEART DISEASE PATIENTS
New Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute and St Vincent's Hospital Study Funded by MBF Foundation
Patients with severe heart disease may soon have access to a simple injection to help manage their symptoms and reduce their need for large...
April 2007
YEAST: THE KEY TO UNDERSTANDING HOW CELLS WORK
Next time you sit down to enjoy a beer and burger, just remember that the humble yeast organisms that you are enjoying may actually be advancing our understanding of how the cells in our body work.
In a paper published this week in the prestigious...
March 2007
BREAKTHROUGH DISCOVERY: A CLUE TO UNDERSTANDING HEART PROBLEMS IN BABIES
Researchers at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute (VCCRI) have made a breakthrough in heart research that addresses the origin of heart defects in babies, by discovering that certain types of congenital heart problems occur at a much earlier...
February 2007
CAN ZEBRAFISH HOLD THE CLUE TO MUSCLE REPAIR IN HUMANS?
The humble Zebrafish, normally found in the waters of India or in your local aquarium, could hold the key to understanding how muscle can be regenerated in humans suffering muscle degeneration.
Diseases of the skeletal muscles - the muscles...
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION - HEART DISEASE THAT MAY BE PREVENTED
Heart disease for some people with a family history may be prevented following findings, released today, by researchers at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute.
Atrial fibrillation is the most common heart rhythm abnormality in our community...
November 2006
INTRODUCING: COMPUTERS THAT CATCH THE RIGHT DISEASES
While viruses and computers tend to go hand-in-hand, a new program developed by researchers at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute could find computers being used in the fight to narrow down the number of possible disease-causing genes.
...
GRANDMA, EAT YOUR VEGGIES: HOW YOUR DIET CAN AFFECT THE HEALTH OF YOUR CHILDREN, AND YOUR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN
Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute releases groundbreaking evidence showing how dietary choices in pregnancy affect children for at least two generations
In an international first, researchers from the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute...
August 2006
CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON LARGEST RESEARCH PRECINCT
At a ground breaking ceremony today, Premier Morris Iemma together with Malcolm Turnbull, MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, commenced construction of a new building for the St Vincent's Research & Biotechnology Precinct - New...
January 2006
ROYAL BABY TO BE HONOURED
The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute (VCCRI) announced today that a scholarship will be awarded to a Danish doctor or scientist as a christening gift to their Royal Highnesses, The Crown Prince and Princess of Denmark, to mark the birth of...
December 2005
Link between stiff blood-vessels, and kidney and brain disease
Medical scientists have for the first time explained the link between age-related stiffening of large arteries and small blood-vessel damage in the brain and kidneys.
These findings, published in the prestigious journal, Hypertension, may have...
More funding needed to fight Australia's biggest killer
The need to increase support for health and medical Research in Australia has been highlighted this week by the lack of funds for a major new initiative to address the causes of heart disease - Australia's biggest killer.
The Australasian Cardiac...
November 2005
Splash out for heart disease
Splash out for heart disease at the 6th Annual Swim Challenge and Family Gala Charity day, an event held at the Des Renford Aquatic Centre which raises much needed and appreciated funds for the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute (VCCRI).
The...
Putting the brakes on gene expression
Scientists have found that gene expression is controlled much like a car by tiny brakes called microRNA.
These tiny brakes are central to the mechanism of embryo development, including heart formation, and their failure could contribute to human...
October 2005
Promoting science in schools - a Victor Chang initiative
The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute (VCCRI) today held its annual School Science Award ceremony for Year 11 students in the Campbelltown area in conjunction with the Department of Education and Training and Campbelltown City Council.
The...
September 2005
Flat worms hold the key to regeneration?
Imagine a world where all you had to do to reproduce was to split in half and regenerate into two beings. You'd be forgiven for thinking that it sounds like a freaky science fiction plot, but that's exactly how the tiny flatworm reproduces.
...
Plant stem-cells talk - captured on 3-Dimensional camera
Scientists are using new methods of three-dimensional live imaging to watch as plant stem-cells communicate amongst themselves to divide and form specialised organs including, stems, leaves and flowers.
All plants have a region that gives rise to...
The tiny key to gene control
Tiny microRNA have recently shed light on how gene expression is controlled, a finding that could hold the key to understanding how normal development and disease-control takes place on a cellular level.
Until recently scientists thought that the...
New technology to keep up with complex disease
Scientists are using new technologies to knock out genes at specific times and locations in the body in an effort to better understand and treat complex genetic diseases, including heart disease and a deadly form of childhood cancer.
Professor...
Constructing the complexity of life - from egg to adult
Over 900 developmental biologists meet in Sydney today to launch an international congress that aims to address how our bodies are shaped and how our organs are built - how we grow from a single-celled egg into a trillion-celled adult.
The...
Hairy baggage carousel: the key to left-right orientation in baby development
Scientists have found a new mechanism that gives the body its left and right orientation during early embryo development. The key is a hairy baggage carousel that carries signaling molecules in the embryo.
On the outside, humans are fairly...
New found pathway to fertility
Scientists have for the first time discovered the early pathway to fertility. By identifying how immature reproductive cells migrate to gonad tissue in a developing embryo, they hope to shed light on reproduction and fertility.
By understanding...
Shape is just as important as what's inside
Scientists have found that the shape of cells is just as important as the proteins inside them when it comes to how cells communicate during normal baby development. Cell-shape in a fetus has been shown to have significant influence on events that...
From egg to adult: media alert
Over 900 developmental biologists will meet in Sydney for an international congress that aims to address how our bodies are shaped and how our organs are built - how we grow from a single-celled egg into a trillion-celled adult.
By...
June 2005
Join us for A Hot July Night
The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute (VCCRI) is hosting its 5th annual Victor Chang Day fundraising dinner to celebrate the life and achievements of the late Dr Victor Chang and to raise much needed funds for research. VCCRI invites...
November 2004
The Victor Chang Royal Ball
Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, who recently stole the hearts of Australians with their fairytale romance, will be the Guests-of-Honour at the Victor Chang Royal Ball in March 2005.
Their Royal...
October 2004
New look and address for the VCCRI website
The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute (VCCRI) proudly unveiled its new look website early this month, with a new address to match, www.victorchang.org.au
VCCRI Executive Director Professor Robert Graham said the new website was a very exciting...
Des Renford Gala Family Swim Day
Looking for something to do this Sunday?
Want to have a fun family day lazing by the pool-side entertained by dancers, DJs, face painters, clowns or simply want to sit in a fire engine, police car or just meet a football star or two?
Then the Des...
Promoting science in schools - an initiative of the VCCRI
The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute (VCCRI) will today hold its inaugural Science Awards ceremony for Year 11 students in the Campbelltown area in conjunction with the Campbelltown City Council.
The Science Award has been developed to foster...
May 2004
A Tall Poppy That Stands Proud
Dr Merridee Wouters of The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute (VCCRI) will tonight be presented with a Young Tall Poppy Award from The Australian Institute of Political Science at Parliament House, New South Wales.
Dr Wouters has been...
BMW Supports the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
BMW Group Australia has selected the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute as its nominated charity for 2004 and 2005.
Following a highly successful decade of cardiac research, the Institute is about to embark on a substantial expansion plan and...
April 2004
Zebrafish: A Hook for Muscular Distrophy Treatments
Scientists at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute have been awarded an international research grant to find a treatment for muscular dystrophy, the most common genetically inherited birth defect.
One in every 3,300 males born in Australia...
Australian Breakthrough identifies a New Genetic Cause for Cancer
In a landmark study published today in Nature Genetics, researchers from the St Vincent's Campus have discovered that cancer can actually be caused by a defect in the way our genes function, even though the genetic code is normal.
In making this...
March 2004
Have Scientists Unlocked the key to Human Evolution
The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute (VCCRI) has today opened discussions on a landmark scientific study identifying, for the first time, a genetic difference between humans and apes.
The internationally recognised journal, Nature, has today...
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