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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).
Art of the Heart 2022
21 December 2022
Art of the Heart competition celebrate the incredible imagery our scientists discover under the microscope's lens.
Professor Bob Graham elected Vice President of the Australian Academy of Science
20 December 2022
The Institute’s Professor Bob Graham has been elected Vice President of the Australian Academy of Science and Secretary of Biological Sciences.
Sydney Cardiovascular Symposium 2022 - Event Wrap
16 December 2022
Fantastic to be back in person for the annual Sydney Cardiovascular Symposium held in partnership with the Heart Research Institute.
School Science Awards 2022
09 December 2022
Victor Chang School Science Awards has returned - with 171 students being taking awards home.
SOHN Event Wrap 2022
02 December 2022
Sohn Hearts & Minds 2022 Leaders Conference Raises Millions for Medical Research
Providing new hope for patients with amyloidosis - a severe disease that can cause heart failure
30 November 2022
The Institute's Dr Nikki Bart is calling for greater awareness and screening of a disease that was considered a death sentence just five years ago.
Heart of the West 2022 Event Wrap
24 November 2022
$60,000 was raised for life-saving research at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research
Funding success to help fight pancreatic cancer
17 November 2022
Professor Nigel Turner's grant will help accelerate new and improved treatments to pancreatic cancer patients.
Institute’s Academics Recognised for their Outstanding Cardiovascular Research Excellence
24 October 2022
The Institute’s Prof Jamie Vandenberg and A/Prof Eleni Giannoulatou honoured at 2022 NSW CVRN Showcase and Awards Ceremony.
New study - SCAD survivors in urgent need of post-care support
09 October 2022
The Institute’s Prof Bob Graham interviews Australian SCAD survivors discovering they need more physical and mental health support after their heart attack.
Country Music Festival Raises Funds for Heart Disease
04 October 2022
This year’s Holt Rock Hoedown in WA raises money for heart disease research which took the life of Gary Strother – beloved farmer and family man.
World-class imaging helping to tackle enlarged heart syndrome
28 September 2022
The technology that's taking us a step closer to developing the first therapeutic for preventing – and even reversing – hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).
Our Institute in new National Indigenous Genomics Network
21 September 2022
A new network will advance Genomic Medicine for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who have to date been excluded from national genomics efforts.
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