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Key mechanism identified for reducing chronic inflammation in cardiovascular diseases
A breakthrough discovery in understanding how white blood cells move in the body could pave the way for new treatments.

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ABC News interviews Professor Semsarian AM
Professor Christopher Semsarian AM, Head of the Agnes Ginges Centre for Molecular Cardiology at the Centenary Institute and a cardiologist at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, has provided expert commentary on the ABC, on the role of genetics in heart disease and the growing significance of DNA analysis in court proceedings. According to Professor Semsarian, advanced ...News Type: Media coverageDate -
How can cardiovascular healthcare be ‘greener’?
A new review has shown how medical professionals in cardiology can help reduce healthcare’s carbon footprint, by making small, low-cost changes in how they work. The review, published today in the prestigious Open Heart journal, explores the environmental impact of cardiovascular healthcare.News Type: Media releaseDate -
What are stem cells?
You may have wondered what makes stem cells so important and why they are needed for medical research.News Type: DiscoverDate -
Key mechanism identified for reducing chronic inflammation in cardiovascular diseases
A breakthrough discovery in understanding how white blood cells move in the body could pave the way for new treatments for chronic inflammation-related diseases including cardiovascular diseases, according to a recent study from the Centenary Institute.News Type: Media releaseDate -
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
This International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we profile Emma Singer, a PhD student and Research Assistant in the Centenary Institute’s Bioinformatics and Molecular Genetics Laboratory.News Type: ProfilesDate -
Research boost for heart muscle disease
World-leading research into heart muscle disease has been boosted with the Centenary Institute’s Associate Professor Mathias Francois and team awarded a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Ideas Grant to investigate left ventricular non compaction cardiomyopathy (LVNC).News Type: Media releaseDate -
Centenary Institute heart research features in the Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald has reported study findings from the Centenary Institute that found that concealed cardiomyopathy – heart muscle disease that can cause fatal heart rhythms – is an important cause of sudden cardiac death where no cause is found from autopsy.News Type: Media coverageDate -
Cardiovascular Initiative acknowledges Professor Semsarian AM
Professor Christopher Semsarian AM, Head of the Centenary Institute’s Agnes Ginges Centre for Molecular Cardiology has been recognised by the University of Sydney’s Cardiovascular Initiative (CVI) and been presented with an award for ‘Most Collaborative Cardiovascular Researcher’.News Type: Research NewsDate -
Increased genetic testing required to identify concealed cardiomyopathy
Researchers from the Centenary Institute have found that concealed cardiomyopathy is an important cause of sudden cardiac death where no cause is found from autopsy – and that genetic testing can help identify cases of concealed cardiomyopathy which provides a cause of death and also helps guide care of surviving relatives.News Type: Media releaseDate -
2GB Healthy Living program interviews Dr Bagnall
Dr Richard Bagnall, Head of the Centenary Institute’s Bioinformatics and Molecular Genetics Laboratory, has been interviewed on Radio 2GB’s Healthy Living program.News Type: Media coverageDate -
Should you use your smartwatch or wearable to monitor your heart?
Dr Jessica Orchard, Associate Faculty member at the Centenary Institute, together with Professor Ben Freedman from the Heart Research Institute, have written an article for The Conversation on wearable technologies and heart health.News Type: Research NewsDate -
Dr Jessica Orchard promoted to Associate Faculty at Centenary
Dr Jessica Orchard, Research Fellow in the Agnes Ginges Centre for Molecular Cardiology and Heart Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow has been promoted to the Centenary Institute’s Scientific Associate Faculty based on research excellence, productivity and emerging leadership qualities.News Type: Research NewsDate