Latest news Back to 'Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences' Research could improve outcomes for people at risk of dangerous blood clots DescriptionNew University of Birmingham research funded by the British Heart Foundation could improve treatments for a potentially deadly condition that affects tens of thousands of people in the UK each year.Date:27/11/2019 Researchers find potential new target for treatment of inflammatory disease DescriptionResearchers led by the University of Birmingham have found a potential new target to treat inflammatory disease. The research has been published in Cell Metabolism.Date:07/11/2019 New BHF investment to boost heart and circulatory disease research at University of Birmingham DescriptionThe University of Birmingham has received £1 million funding from the British Heart Foundation (BHF) to strengthen its ground-breaking research into heart and circulatory diseases.Date:30/10/2019 Internationally renowned researcher named Chair in Cell Biology of Membrane Proteins DescriptionProfessor Dirk-Peter Herten's interdisciplinary research spans from microscopy techniques over switchable fluorescent probes to biological applications.Date:12/08/2019 New Senior Lecturer appointed to investigate cardiomyopathies DescriptionThe Institute welcomes Dr Katja Gehmlich who has joined us in the role of Senior Lecturer. As well as teaching, Dr Gehmlich will also be carrying out research and has a long standing interest in the cardiac system.Date:01/08/2019 Clinician scientist awarded additional two years of funding for research in children's heart surgery DescriptionThe BHF have awarded Mr Nigel Drury a 2 year extension to his Research Fellowship he is researching the Bilateral Remote Ischaemic Conditioning in Children with the Birmingham Children and Leeds Children's Hospitals.Date:20/05/2019 Birmingham haematologist awarded Researcher of the Year DescriptionDr Phillip Nicolson, Clinical Lecturer in the Institute, has recently been announced as a recipient of the 2019 National Institute of Health Research/British Society for Haematology Researcher of the Year Award.Date:18/04/2019 BHF recognises Birmingham's emerging cardiovascular excellence: accelerator award funding starts DescriptionThe University of Birmingham is one of six universities in the UK to receive a BHF Accelerator Award in recognition of its excellence in cardiovascular research.Date:01/04/2019 European Society of Cardiology: Discovery of atrial fibrillation subtypes paves way for precision medicine DescriptionDiscovery of subtypes of atrial fibrillation paves the way for individualised treatment. New data from the CATCH ME project will be presented at the EHRA/AFNET Conference on personalised medicine to improve patient care.Date:19/03/2019 Birmingham researchers develop innovative analysis software for understanding heart electrical activity and arrhythmias DescriptionHeart disease remains one of the leading causes of death. Researchers in the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences have devised a new software called ElectroMap, which processes and analyses complex electrical data.Date:19/02/2019 Displaying 1 to 10 of 45 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 Next