2023 news archive
27 articles
Critical genes identified behind SCAD
30 May 2023
Institute scientists have significantly advanced the understanding of what causes SCAD
Institute’s ED Appointed ACvA’s Next President
29 May 2023
The Institute's Executive Director Prof Kovacic has been appointed as the Australian Cardiovascular Alliance’s next President.
State of the Heart 2023
08 May 2023
The annual Perth event marked the extraordinary achievements and expansion of the Institute’s hub at the University of Western Australia.
Heart Health Checks Saved
05 May 2023
The Institute in a coalition of organisations have successfully campaigned the government in saving GP heart health checks.
New light shed on the formation of blood vessels could herald personalised treatments for vascular diseases
01 April 2023
Team shows precise balance between certain lipid-based molecules in tip cells is necessary for a proper balance between tip and stalk cell identities, and correct vessel formation.
The Institute’s Dr Kathryn Wolhuter presented with Darlene Solomon Award
24 March 2023
Senior Postdoctoral Researcher Dr Wolhuter has been recognised for her contribution to heart research by Agilent Technologies and Females in Mass Spectrometry (FeMS)
Vital heart health test needs to be safeguarded not cut
23 March 2023
The Institute's Professor Jason Kovacic says the Medicare-funded heart health check item is needed more than ever with heart attacks on the rise across the country.
Shock Heart Health Statistics since COVID
12 February 2023
Victor Chang Heart Health Check specialist team find cholesterol, blood sugar, and blood pressure levels were all significantly higher since the start of COVID-19
Time to consider a vital new cholesterol Lp(a) testing
27 January 2023
Leading cardiologists call for doctors across Australia to start testing for a new marker of ‘bad’ cholesterol.
NSW’s 2023 CVRN Research Innovation Grants
17 January 2023
This year’s recipients will tackle five cardiovascular disease projects using the Institute’s Innovation Centre.
WA researchers shedding light on the link between long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome
03 January 2023
Prof Livia Hool playing a pivotal role in a study transforming our understanding of the causes of long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).
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