Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine & Sciences

Research from @TomLuscher and @wenzl_florian shows AI could transform how doctors assess risk and guide treatment for the most common type of heart attack The study suggests some patients may need to be reclassified into new risk categories kcl.ac.uk/news/ai-analysis-o…

People of African-Caribbean ethnicity with Type 2 diabetes are a third more likely to develop sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy than other ethnic groups The study, funded by @GSTTCharity, highlights inequalities in diabetes-related eye disease kcl.ac.uk/news/african-carib…

Prof Afshan Malik has written to @NatureMedicine to describe the scale of youth obesity and how the PAS GRAS project hopes to tackle it PAS GRAS studies data across multiple areas, explores the Mediterranean diet of a molecular level, and much more kcl.ac.uk/news/uk-eu-project…

A recently developed technique makes new heart cells glow permanently green 💚 This innovation could speed up progress in developing treatments that make the heart regenerate kcl.ac.uk/news/new-technique…

Our @TheBHF 'Go Red' campaign came to a close last week We raised £870 for essential cardiovascular research, and trained nearly 200 people in life-saving CPR The video shows researchers at a PI Retreat honing their CPR skills @kingscardio

🚨 Job alert 🚨 Operations Officer (Research) @kingscardio is looking to appoint an ambitious and experienced Operations Officer to support its School Research Manager 💸 38 - 43k Deadline: 4 March❗️ kcl.ac.uk/jobs/107965-operat…

Go Red for Heart Month and learn how to perform the life-saving skill of CPR! ❤️ As part of The BHF's Go Red campaign, we've been hosting CPR training sessions across our campuses that will continue until the end of the month For students/staff ⬇️ kcl.ac.uk/events/go-red-for-…

Stephanie Amiel, Professor of Diabetes Research, received her Damehood in the latest King's New Year's Honours We spoke about pioneering mentors, a project exploring low blood glucose levels, and walking, reading and painting in her limited free time kcl.ac.uk/5-minutes-with-pro…

📢 New PhD project funded for 3.5 years 📢 The project aims to address the critical challenge of heart failure following myocardial infarction Deadline: 3 March 2025 Learn more ⤵️ kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy/fundi…

Medical student Favour Essien has written the children’s book 'Pip’s Hospital Trip' to help kids feel more at ease in hospitals The book tells the story of a young girl who visits hospital after falling ill, and has colourful illustrations and activities kcl.ac.uk/news/medical-stude…

Musician Nitin Sawhney CBE attended a presentation on heart attack research at the St Thomas’ Hospital campus of King’s College London on yesterday @Kings_BHFCentre @divaka_perera @UKheartresearch @kingscardio @KingsImaging

From the start of this academic year, students studying BSc Biomedical Science will choose from six new study themes 🧪 Hear from Professor Esther Bell, Programme Director, about the new study themes and the opportunities they present to students

'Brave' was written by Sara Barailles and features lyrics with a positive mental health message We hope you enjoy James' recording as much as we do 🫶

Today is World Mental Health Day 2024 To mark the occasion, we wanted to share with you a special performance of the song 'Brave' by @doryproductions - a Professor in our Faculty soundcloud.com/sound-board/b…

We are delighted to announce that Vicky Aerts is our new BHF Centre Research Manager 🙌 In this role, she will: ➡️ Manage the Centre's activities and finances ➡️ Promote interdisciplinary collaboration ➡️ Coordinate symposia, technology workshops, and educational programmes

Artificial pancreases have - for the first time - been tested for people with type 1 diabetes and end-stage kidney disease The results show improvement in managing their blood glucose 🩸 kcl.ac.uk/news/promise-for-a…

Clinical Trials are fundamental to modern healthcare, but what are they, how do they work and why are they important? Hear Professor James Galloway, Clinical Trials Specialist, answer these questions and more in the below video 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=HqSDsTX1…

🫀 Pioneering new research from King’s and @UCL_ICS has found that weight loss surgery may reduce the risk of heart failure for people living with obesity @kingscardio kcl.ac.uk/news/weight-loss-s…

Dr Matt Ryan is a Clinical Senior Lecturer in @kingscardio We caught up with Matt to learn how he juggles clinical work and research, why he hopes to run effective clinical trials, and what it's been like to raise young children kcl.ac.uk/5-minutes-with-mat…