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Pericoronary adipose tissue density is associated with inflammatory disease activity in Takayasu arteritis

Inflammation of the main arteries that supply blood to the heart is associated with changes in the density of surrounding fat, which can be detected using a CT scan. Research at the University of Cambridge led by Dr Christopher Wall and Dr Jason Tarkin found this method to be accurate for identifying active arterial...

Cambridge BHF 4-year PhD Programme

Applications are now open for the October 2022 intake of the University of Cambridge 4-year PhD programme in cardiovascular research

Could a vaccine protect us against heart attacks?

Professor Ziad Mallat and his team have been shortlisted for a £30 million grant from the British Heart Foundation. If successful, atherosclerosis – hardening of the arteries – could become a thing of the past.

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Cambridge Heart and Lung Research Institute

We are raising funds to build a dedicated Heart and Lung Research Institute in Cambridge

Spotlight on Research

We have started a new article series to highlight some ongoing research in Cambridge - follow this link to find out more!

Making Industrialists from Cardiorespiratory Research Opportunities

Making Industrialists from Cardiorespiratory Research Opportunities to develop a future generation of entrepreneurs, business leaders and biotechnologists from the medical sciences investigator base of the BHF funded Centre for Cardiovascular Research Excellence (CCRE) and a future new Heart and Lung Research Institute (...

Covid-19

Covid Research at Cambridge Cardiovascular. The British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence is supporting a number of Cambridge Cardiovascular researchers who are involved in COVID-19 research projects and working collaboratively with researchers across the University of Cambridge and at other institutions...

Latest news

New paper in Nature Metabolism. Congratulations to Dr Vanessa Pellegrinelli and Toni Vidal-Puig Lab and all collaborators.

26 April 2022

Dysregulation of macrophage PEPD in obesity determines adipose tissue fibro-inflammation and insulin resistance

Molecular messenger reveals new treatment pathway for COVID-19

7 April 2022

St Catharine’s researchers are part of a team from the University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke’s and Royal Papworth hospitals, and AstraZeneca who have discovered a new pathway for treating COVID-19 infections after studying the blood plasma of patients hospitalised during the first wave of the pandemic. The virus causing...

Stephen Hider's BHF fundraising run

7 April 2022

Stephen Hider, a local Cambridgeshire man, is running a marathon a day for 35 days in memory of his young niece who died from a heart condition. Stephen will be running from/to the new Heart Lung Research Institute on 11 April. LINK to article click heading

Potential Therapeutic Target Found for Rare Blood Disorder

3 February 2022

Researchers have identified a new therapeutic target that could be critical in developing improved treatments for thrombcythaemia. Read more..click link above

Hope for new heart attack treatment targeting dangerous immune response

2 February 2022

A cancer drug could harness the power of the immune system to improve recovery after a heart attack and has the potential to become the first treatment of its kind available for patients ...Read more

Heart Research UK grant for University of Cambridge’s Prof Ziad Mallat will investigate route to tackling leading cause of death globally

14 January 2022

A research grant of £190,000 will help the University of Cambridge’s Professor Ziad Mallat investigate a potential route towards a new treatment for the leading cause of death globally. Read more click link above

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