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BRU News
28 March 2012
Woman first to have new keyhole surgery heart operation (BBC News)
25 February 2012
09 February 2012
Heart Disease Risk Gene May Pass From Dads to Sons (Health MSN)
Presdisposition to common heart disease 'passed on from father to son' (Science Codex)
Presdisposition to Common Heart Disease 'Passed On from Father to Son' (Science Daily)
Men can inherit a form of heart disease from father via Y chromosome (Daily Time NG)
Y Chromosome Can Raise Heart Disease Risk by 50 Percent (Scientific American)
Heart disease risk passed from father to son (OnMedica)
Presdisposition to common heart disease 'passed on from father to son' (Medical Express)
Heart Disease Risk Gene May Pass From Dads to Sons (Doctors Lounge)
One in five men have DNA that puts them at greater risk of a heart attack: research (The Telegraph)
Fathers' DNA linked to heart health (Google News)
Role of Y chromosome in inherited coronary artery disease (The Hindu)
Some Men May Inherit a Higher Risk of Heart Disease From Dad (WebMD)
Heart disease risk passes from father to son, study finds (GP Online)
Close to men's hearts: Y chromosome link to coronary risk (The Mirror)
Men can inherit a form of heart disease from father via Y chromosome (BBC)
Male Genes May Explain Higher Heart Disease Risk (New York Times)
Y chromosome 'may play role in passing heart disease from father to son' (NewsTrackIndia)
Heart Disease Risk Gene May Pass From Dads to Sons (iVillage)
Dads’ DNA linked to heart health of their sons (Independent.IE)
Y chromosome is To Blame For Heart Disease, Says Research (Top News)
Male gene increases risk of hereditary heart disease for one in five (The Independent)
Heart disease likely to pass from father to son (The Pioneer)
One in five men have DNA that puts them at greater risk of a heart attack (Bahrain News Agency)
Reason Y heart disease risk can be passed on (Metro Uk)
One in five men carry 'heart disease gene' from fathers (i-Independent Print Ltd)
Risk of Coronary Artery Disease Can Pass From Father to Son Via Male Y Chromosome (Health Daily Digest)
Male gene 'increases heart risk' (Belfast Telegraph)
28 November 2011
07 November 2011
Gene Behind Fatal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Unfolded (Health Jockey)
Gene Behind Fatal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Unveiled (Top News)
06 November 2011
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Linked to Newly Discovered Gene (MedIndia)
04 November 2011
Gene Behind Fatal Abdominal Aneurysm Isolated (ZEENEWS.com)
Gene Behind Fatal Abdominal Aneurysm Isolated (News Tonight)
Gene Behind Fatal Abdominal Aneurysm Isolated (Bio Scholar)
UK Scientists Identify Genetic Cause of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (Health News)
03 November 2011
Gene Discovered as Cause of Fatal Condition (EurekAlert)
Gene Discovered as Cause of Fatal Condition (UoL)
Common Gene Mutation Raises Risk of Life Threatening Aneurysms (The Guardian)
17 October 2011
University of Leicester to Commercialise Ground Breaking Research with Design Council Programme (UoL)
14 October 2011
University of Leicester researchers celebrate 'double hat trick' in heart research awards (UoL)
September 2011
- Dame Professor Sally Davies presenting Dr Sadat Edroos with a 'highly commended' award for a poster presentation titled 'Remote Ischaemic Conditioning: A Model to Aid Translation to Clinical Practice'
Dr Sadat Edroos of the Leicester Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit attended an NIHR Experimental Medicine Research Training Camp and received a 'highly commended' award for his poster presentation titled 'Remote Ischaemic Conditioning: A Model to Aid Translation to Clinical Practice'. Seventy delegates attended the event and all submitted an abstract for oral or poster presentations at the event. Of these 70 only 35 were selected to present by poster, making Sadat's achievement particularly impressive. Sadat's award was presented by Dame Professor Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer.
August 2011
Patients set to help pioneer treatment for heart diease (Leicester Mercury)
18 August 2011
Record £800 million for groundbreaking research to benefit patients (Department of Health)
06 June 2011
Team from University of Leicester Win at Medical Futures Innovation Awards 2011 (UoL)
20 May 2011
Leicester Cardiovascular BRU Open Day
11 May 2011
Optima-Life triumphs in Medilink East Midlands Business Awards (UoL)
11 April 2011
Medical Innovations Briefing: Changing the Way We Measure Blood Pressure (RSM) Professor Williams lectures to The Royal Society for Medicine about a new 'wrist watch' sensor which will revolutionise checks on blood pressure.
21 March 2011
Five Leicester researchers who SET an example (UoL)
07 March 2011
Another 18 coronary artery disease gene loci discovered (theheart.org)
Heart Disease - Heart Attack Linked To Genetic Makeup (Star Global Tribune)
New Genetic Links to Heart Disease Risk (Web MD)
Research doubles number of known genetic markers for coronary heart disease (HealthCanal.com)
Study uncovers 13 new heart disease risk genes (EC Cordis)
Gene discovery raises heart disease and stroke treatment hope (Boots Web MD)
Studies double the known genetic links to coronary heart disease (Wellcome Trust)
Cardiac breakthrough: Scientists find genetic clues to heart disease (The Med Guru)
New Gene Variants Tied To Coronary Heart Disease (Medical News Today)
06 March 2011
Leicester-led research reveals genetic links to heart disease (UoL)
New coronary heart disease genes discovered (BHF)
03 March 2011
World leading cardiologist wins first Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award (UoL)
22 February 2011
Scientists develop new watch-like device to monitor BP (The Med Guru)
Call for home blood pressure tests to curb misdiagnosis (BBC News)
21 February 2011
Blood pressure testing overhauled (ITN.co.uk)
Device 'could revolutionise blood pressure monitoring' (BBC News)
How to keep a closer watch on your blood pressure with wristwatch that could replace traditional arm cuff (Daily Mail)
Revolutionary 'wrist watch' to monitor high blood pressure (The Independent)
'Thousands of lives will be saved by new device invented in Leicester' (Leicester Mercury)
Millions of high blood pressure patients are wrongly diagnosed (The Telegraph)
Wristwatch-Style Blood Pressure Device Developed (Red Orbit)
Ground-breaking technology will revolutionise blood pressure measurement for first time for over a century (Insciences Organisation)
New 'watch' measures central aortic systolic pressure (CNet News)
Revolutionary blood pressure device (The Medical News)
Blood pressure monitoring to get easier (French Tribune.com)
New technology aids blood pressure monitoring (Public Service.co.uk)
Blood risk 'wrist watch' (ITV News Video)
Device 'could revolutionise blood pressure monitoring' (BBC News Video)
New blood pressure reader will help patients stop treatment (Irish Independent)
Watch-like device to measure BP (Times of India)
The future of blood pressure testing? (Boots Web MD)
New Highly Accurate Blood Pressure Measuring Device Coming Soon (Health Aim)
New blood pressure measurement device may enable doctors to treat patients more effectively (Biomed Middle East)
Monitor offers more accurate blood-pressure readings (The Engineer)
New blood pressure device hailed (The Press Association)
Device to revolutionise blood pressure measurement (Sify News)
Blood Pressure Monitor May Be Worn Like a Watch (Calorie Lab)
New Blood Pressure Monitor Welcomed by Experts (Med India)
Blood Pressure Soon To Be Monitored By a Wrist Watch (Top News)
Scientists Invent Technology to Revolutionize Blood Pressure Measurement (Short News)
Groundbreaking Technology Will Revolutionize Blood Pressure Measurement (Chem Info)
Groundbreaking technology will revolutionize blood pressure measurement (EurekAlert)
New blood pressure measurement device may enable doctors to treat patients more effectively (The Medical News)
16 February 2011
Hospital puts research at the heart of its work (Leicester Mercury)
16 February 2011
Leicester cardiologist appointed to senior NICE role (UoL)
December 2010
Investing in Research (Trust Talk)
The latest in robot ops (Trust Talk)
26 November 2010
Genetic markers that lead to 'sticky' blood cells discovered (UoL)
16 November 2010
First remote 3D heart surgery to be carried out on Patrick (Derby Telegraph)
Hospital surgeons to carry out world's first robot-controlled heart op (Leicester Mercury)
15 November 2010
Robo-op marks new world first for heart procedure (UoL)
11 November
An MRI scan to compare treatments for heart attacks (EME)
5 November 2010
Pioneering new research centre to help thousands (Leicester Mercury)
4 November 2010
Health minister opens new £4.7million heart research unit in Leicester (UoL)
Research unit opens (UHL)
4 October 2010
UK’s First Heart Patient Treated with Abbott's Groundbreaking Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold (UoL)
27 August 2010
Study links male Y chromosome variants with the risk of coronary heart disease (UoL)
21 July 2010
Air travel no 'significant threat' to cardiovascular health, says new guidance (UoL)
29 April 2010
British man has world's first heart operation using remote control-operated robotic arm (Daily Mail)
Doctor Fixes Heart With Remote-Controlled Robot (ABC News)
Doctor makes history by operating with robotic arm (Leicester Mercury) (PDF)
Robot arm used in heart surgery first in Leicester (BBC News)
World's First-Ever Robotic Arm Operation (Sky News)
28 April 2010
World first remote heart operation to be carried out in Leicester using robotic arm (UoL)
23 March 2010
Da Vinci Awards 2010 - The Clinical Impact Award (Da Vinci Health Technology Innovation Network)
5 March 2010
A Healthy Move for Open Source (ComputerworldUK)
18 February 2010
Date set for heart research centre (Leicester Mercury) (PDF)
8 February 2010
Ageing gene found by scientists could be key to longer lifespans (Telegraph)
Genetic variant means some people are predisposed to age quicker (The Times)
7 February 2010
Living Fast? Scientists show lifespan is linked to DNA (Guardian.co.uk)
Scientists identify first genetic variant linked to biological ageing in humans (UoL)
1 February 2010
Leicester's Biomedical Research Unit is taking shape (UHL) (PDF)
5 January 2010
Nick Holden appointed as Senior Database Officer (UoL)
16 December 2009
Chris Greengrass appointed as Manager of BRICCS (UoL)
16 October 2009
Tim Skelton appointed as Manager of BRU (UoL)
27 April 2009
Patients set to benefit from new UHL and University of Leicester collaboration (UHL)
15 April 2009
Leicester chosen for National Centre for Heart Disease (UoL)
Leicester chosen for National Centre for Heart Disease (UHL)
