heart disease

Hyde Park Sydney

Urban green space reduces cardiovascular disease risk, and more trees are key. 

Cardiovascular research 2022

Professor Kerry-Anne Rye and Associate Professor Jelena Rnjak-Kovacina took out both categories in the CVRN Ministerial Awards for Cardiovascular Research.

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A new microchip could help scientists uncover secrets of heart regeneration in baby mice.

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A study has outlined how two proteins are instrumental to bringing cholesterol into cells – a finding that has implications for a range of diseases.

2019 heart foundation  grant recipients

Academics from UNSW Sydney have received more than half a million dollars in funding for cardiovascular research from the Heart Foundation.

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The UNSW City Futures Research Centre project presents important data on how the community is taking to a major piece of expanding infrastructure.

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Pockets of Australia have among the highest rates of rheumatic heart disease in the world, yet researchers say there is little public awareness about the condition and its risks especially for pregnant women.

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For middle-aged people with narrowed arteries, new research finds the flu vaccine may almost halve the risk of a heart attack. 

Stanton Groceries

The Heart Foundation "˜Tick' has been co-opted by the food industry to boost sales of fast food and is forcing prices up, argues UNSW Visiting Fellow Dr Rosemary Stanton.

Heart inside

UNSW researchers have given heart attack sufferers new hope with the development of a drug that dramatically reduces damage to the heart.

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