Two of our researchers have just won some of the biggest honours in Australasian heart research, and their work could one day change how we treat blood clots and heart failure. Dr Yuyang Song and Dr Joshua Wong won the Ralph Reader Prizes at the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand confer...

More than $10 million will be injected into innovative research projects to prevent and treat heart attack and heart failure, including in vulnerable groups like people with diabetes. The projects include development of a blood-based test for healthcare clinics to support better diagnosis of hear...

We are very proud to announce that the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute has officially been recognised as a Centre of Excellence by the International Diabetes Federation. We're now in elite company globally, joining the likes of Imperial College London Diabetes Centre and Weill Cornell Medicine...

A new molecular test to better detect patients at high-risk of heart disease will be trialled in 2000 people across 200 GP practices nationally thanks to a $3 million Medical Research Future Fund grant. This targeted approach, led by the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute and La Trobe University,...

Australian researchers from the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute are leading a program in South Africa and Uganda to address the growing epidemic of cardiovascular disease and diabetes across sub-Saharan Africa. Our Non-Communicable Diseases and Implementation Science team has received a $1.7 m...

It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Professor Paul Nestel an inspiring luminary of cardiovascular research and a key figure in the history of the Baker Institute. Over a career spanning more than five decades, Paul published 490 peer-reviewed papers. Internationally, he is rega...