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Read more at: Lack of understanding of common heart condition leads to missed treatment opportunities, study suggests

Lack of understanding of common heart condition leads to missed treatment opportunities, study suggests

6 November 2020

Poor awareness of a condition known as Heart Failure with preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) – the cause of a half of all cases of heart failure in England – could be hindering opportunities to improve care for patients, say researchers from the Universities of Cambridge, Manchester, and Keele.


Read more at: ‘Mini-lungs’ reveal early stages of SARS-CoV-2 infection

‘Mini-lungs’ reveal early stages of SARS-CoV-2 infection

26 October 2020

‘Mini-lungs’ grown from tissue donated to Cambridge hospitals has provided a team of scientists from South Korea and the UK with important insights into how COVID-19 damages the lungs. Writing in the journal Cell Stem Cell, the researchers detail the mechanisms underlying SARS-CoV-2 infection and the early innate immune response in the lungs.


Read more at: Dr Sanjay Sinha featured in Surgeons: Edge of Life on BBC 2

Dr Sanjay Sinha featured in Surgeons: Edge of Life on BBC 2

26 October 2020

Dr Sanjay Sinha, Lead of the Cambridge part of the BHF Oxbridge Centre of Regenerative Medicine (CRM) and Cardiologist at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, was featured in the latest series on Surgeons: Edge of Life aired on BBC 2 on the 20th of October.


Read more at: Punctured lung affects almost one in a hundred hospitalised COVID-19 patients

Punctured lung affects almost one in a hundred hospitalised COVID-19 patients

11 September 2020

"Doctors need to be alert to the possibility of a punctured lung in patients with COVID-19, even in people who would not be thought to be typical at-risk patients" Stefan Marciniak


Read more at: Prevention of heart disease can start before birth
Prevention of heart disease can start before birth

Prevention of heart disease can start before birth

20 August 2020

Babies that experience low oxygen levels in the womb due to pregnancy complications often go on to develop heart disease in adulthood. A study using sheep has discovered that a specialised antioxidant called MitoQ can prevent heart disease at its very onset. The results are published today in the journal Science Advances.


Read more at: Mitochondrial therapy for fetal origins of heart disease

Mitochondrial therapy for fetal origins of heart disease

20 August 2020

Babies that experience low oxygen levels in the womb due to pregnancy complications often go on to develop heart disease in adulthood. A study using sheep has discovered that a specialised antioxidant called MitoQ can prevent heart disease at its very onset. The results are published today in the journal Science Advances.


Read more at: We are recruiting!!!

We are recruiting!!!

20 July 2020

We are now inviting applications for non-clinical and clinical fellowships. These Non- Clinical Fellowships are available for outstanding researchers in basic biomedical science or disciplines outside traditional biological science working at the interfaces of disciplines, particularly where adoption of techniques outside cardiovascular science can accelerate basic and translational research. The Clinical Fellowships provide an exciting opportunity for future leaders in cardiovascular science to pursue a period of full-time research with world-leading investigators and access to state-of-the-art facilities.


Read more at: Top UK scientists urge Prime Minister to prevent catastrophic fall in charity research funding

Top UK scientists urge Prime Minister to prevent catastrophic fall in charity research funding

7 July 2020

More than 60 of the UK’s top cardiovascular disease and cancer research scientists have signed an open letter to the Prime Minister pressing for urgent financial support for UK medical research charities.


Read more at: Fellow recognised for research into “devastating” medical condition

Fellow recognised for research into “devastating” medical condition

2 July 2020

Professor Nick Morrell (2013) has been awarded the John Vane Medal by the William Harvey Research Institute at Queen Mary University of London. The award is presented annually to celebrate outstanding achievement linked to the Nobel Prize-winning research interests of the late Sir John Vane.


Read more at: New artificial heart valve could transform open-heart surgery

New artificial heart valve could transform open-heart surgery

30 June 2020

A new type of artificial heart valve, made of long-lived polymers, could mean that millions of patients with diseased heart valves will no longer require lifelong blood-thinning medication after valve replacement surgery.


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