Latest news Back to 'Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences' New research award to investigate and treat thrombo-inflammation in diseases where red blood cell destruction occurs DescriptionDr Julie Rayes has been awarded a highly regarded Intermediate Fellowship to better understand and to test and repurpose drugs to limit thrombo-inflammation when it is caused by infection or congenital disorders.Date:14/04/2021 Machine learning and AI for early detection of atrial fibrillation and stroke DescriptionA new EU-funded collaborative research project will develop the first integrative digital platform for diagnosing atrial cardiomyopathy.Date:31/03/2021 Experts publish key recommendations for innovation in atrial fibrillation DescriptionExperts have come together to discuss the latest innovations in atrial fibrillation research and publish a set of agreed clinical and research recommendations.Date:24/03/2021 Karger: Spotlight on Professor Dipak Kotecha, Associate Editor DescriptionArticle about Professor Dipak Kotecha, Associate Editor of Karger and Professor of Cardiology at the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, where he talks about himself and his research.Date:15/03/2021 Clinical trial led by Birmingham Professor shows digoxin is effective for treatment of atrial fibrillation DescriptionA clinical trial has shown that digoxin has the same effect on physical wellbeing as beta-blockers when used to treat patients with permanent atrial fibrillation and symptoms of heart failure.Date:01/02/2021 Sir Henry Wellcome Fellowship awarded to Dr Christopher O'Shea DescriptionDr Christopher O'Shea, Research Associate at the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, has been awarded a prestigious Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Wellcome Trust.Date:27/01/2021 Hunterian Professorship awarded to Birmingham Clinician Scientist DescriptionMr Nigel Drury, Clinician Scientist in Paediatric Cardiac Surgery at the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, has received the prestigious Hunterian Professsorship for 2021.Date:13/01/2021 Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences welcomes new Birmingham Fellow DescriptionDr James Guggenheim has been appointed as a Birmingham Fellow with the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, joining its long established world class research team.Date:04/01/2021 Major award for a new national approach to improving clinical research in the NHS to benefit patient care DescriptionFunded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and the Department of Health & Social Care, DaRe2THINK will develop an entirely new way to run large clinical trials for patient benefit in the NHS.Date:15/12/2020 New research challenges the reason why a new class of drugs benefit patients with heart failure DescriptionA recently published study by scientists from King's College London, University of Oxford, University of Glasgow and University of Birmingham sheds light on the mechanism of action of an exciting new class of drugs.Date:02/12/2020 Displaying 1 to 10 of 66 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … Next