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The Institute's Mission is to prevent death and suffering from heart disease through understanding the biological processes that cause atherosclerosis

28/10/2026

Congratulations to Dr Christopher Stanley, who has been awarded a $150,000 Heart Foundation Vanguard Grant to investigate whether tryptophan could play a role in treating high blood pressure.

Medications can lower blood pressure, but they may not address underlying drivers such as chronic inflammation, immune dysfunction and oxidative stress. Over two years, Chris and his team, including Professor Mary Kavurma, Dr Xuyu Liu and Professor John O'Sullivan, will study how the body breaks down tryptophan and how this affects blood vessels and immune cells.

Through collaboration with the Djurali Centre, the project will better understand Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health in ways that are culturally grounded and can guide future research.

This early-stage research is an important step towards better understanding what drives hypertension, with the ultimate aim of providing more effective treatments.

Read more here: https://www.hri.org.au/the-latest/news/150-000-grant-to-fund-research-into-new-target-for-high-blood-pressure-treatment

27/10/2026

WOMEN'S HEALTH AND THE HEART ❤️🔬

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for Australian women, accounting for one in four female deaths each year. Yet women's symptoms have been underrecognised and often disregarded.

At our next Heart to Heart seminar, we have a fantastic panel to discuss women's heart health from the perspectives of research, clinical care and lived experience. Register your free spot today: https://www.hri.org.au/the-latest/events/heart-to-heart-seminar-12

Date:
Monday 16 November 2026

Location:
Heart Research Institute at Newtown or streamed online

Program:
5:00pm: Drinks and canapés
5:45pm: Panel discussion (in-person and online)
6:45pm: Audience Q&A
7:00pm: Close

Featuring special guest Libby Trickett OAM, a retired Australian swimmer and gold medallist at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. Libby suffered a spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD), a type of heart attack caused by a tear in the wall of a coronary artery that mostly affects women in their 40s and 50s. She will share her experience as a SCAD patient and journey to diagnosis.

Professor Mary Kavurma, Head of HRI's Vascular Complications Lab and Discovery Lead for the Centre for PAD, will talk about her research on menopause and heart disease. She leads a new $3 million national project investigating whether changes in blood vessel health during the menopausal transition could help identify women at higher risk of heart disease later in life.

Associate Professor Sarah Aitken, a vascular surgeon at Concord Hospital and Clinical Lead for HRI's the Centre for PAD, will talk about her involvement in women's health at Concord and her experience as a female vascular surgeon.

Join us for this free event and hear from our speakers about women's heart health, and what their work and experience could mean for you and the women in your life. Register your spot: https://www.hri.org.au/the-latest/events/heart-to-heart-seminar-12

14/10/2026

Should you be paid to exercise while at work? 🏃🏋️‍♀️
Physical inactivity costs Australia more than $2 billion a year, and healthcare workers, who often work irregular shifts, are at particularly high risk for heart disease.

Dr Faraz Pathan, Senior Research Fellow at HRI and Director of Heart Research at Nepean Hospital, spoke to SBS Australia about his 12-month study to test a seemingly simple but radical idea: giving staff a paid 30-minute exercise break during their work day.

Through the use of wearable technology, the trial will measure how these breaks improve heart health, fitness, and mental well-being. If successful, the project could provide a blueprint for workplaces to transform the office environment into a solution for - rather than a cause of - physical inactivity.

The trial is funded by a $450,000 grant from the NSW Health Cardiovascular Research Capacity Program.

02/10/2026

MAJOR GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT

We're thrilled to announce that the Heart Research Institute has been awarded a grant worth $1 million for five years of research into cardiac regeneration, through the NSW Health Cardiovascular Research Capacity Program.

The grant will support Dr Nicholas Lam, who has returned to Australia from the U.S. to establish the Cardiac Biology and Regeneration Lab at HRI. It forms part of a total research investment of over $1.6 million in Dr Lam's new lab, with co-funding from the late Robert Gough via the Robert Edward Gough Fellowship.

Heart failure is a leading cause of death and hospitalisation in Australia. Adult heart muscle cells don't divide, so the heart can't replace muscle lost after a heart attack. Dr Lam's team is studying whether RNA-based gene delivery, the same technology used in COVID-19 vaccines, can prompt heart muscle cells to divide and repair damaged tissue.

The grant was one of four announced by NSW Minister for Medical Research David Harris today at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research.

Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/ePJUndZD

21/09/2026

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21/09/2026

Physical inactivity costs the Australian economy over $2 billion annually, and healthcare workers, who often work irregular shifts, are at particularly high risk for heart disease. Dr Faraz Pathan, Senior Research Fellow at HRI and Director of Heart Research at Nepean Hospital, talked to Channel 9 news this weekend about his 12-month study to test a seemingly simple but radical idea: giving staff a paid 30-minute exercise break during their work day.

Through the use of wearable technology, the trial will measure how these breaks improve heart health, fitness, and mental well-being. If successful, the project could provide a blueprint for workplaces to transform the office environment into a solution for - rather than a cause of - physical inactivity.

The trial, hosted by Nepean Hospital and administered by HRI, is funded by a $450,000 grant from the NSW Health Cardiovascular Research Capacity Program.

18/09/2026

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16/09/2026

Ian Wood is a proud supporter of HRI's life-saving research. With a family history of heart disease, he has decided to leave a gift to HRI in his Will.

"My father died from a heart condition when I was 13. He had been suffering from high blood pressure for some years before his death at the age of 47, but his sudden death from a heart attack was still a shock to our family."

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14/09/2026

When Beth was 26, her mother Maureen was given weeks to live. Severe heart valve disease had destroyed her heart.

Maureen underwent three open-heart surgeries. Each one was gruelling, terrifying and uncertain. But thanks to surgical skill and advances in medical research, Maureen lived an extra 11 years. Without them, she would never have met her granddaughter, Maya.

HRI has partnered with Safewill to offer all HRI supporters the wonderful opportunity to make a free Will!

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12/09/2026

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