The Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute is committed to the fight against heart disease, diabetes and obesity, with 100 years of medical innovation.
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“My heart attack felt like a bear was sitting on me.” After years with diabetes, Willi's major arteries were blocked. He didn't know. Type 2 diabetes doubles heart disease risk. This #WorldDiabetesDay, ask your doctor about your heart, as well as glucose. baker.edu.au/news/glucose-co…
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🌏A career in medical research can take you anywhere.
For #PhD students Della Wang & Beryl Lin, who scored internships @Stenodiabetes, it meant time in Denmark with global diabetes experts and some sightseeing along the way.
More on our work with Steno baker.edu.au/work-with-us/st…
Our Centenary Symposium brought together global leaders in heart, diabetes & obesity research this month, including Professor Hertzel Gerstein, Prof of Medicine @McMasterU.
When it comes to preventing diabetes, he says there is a specific population that we need to focus on.
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Research to accelerate development of long-lasting mRNA therapeutics for the prevention and treatment of #CVD, and the early detection of heart failure in cancer survivors will help to support the health health of Australians.
Thank you @heartfoundation
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Our Centenary Symposium brought together global leaders in cardiometabolic reserach, including Prof Filip Swirski, Director of the Cardiovascular Research Institute at @IcahnMountSinai.
When it comes to preventing #CVD, he says one thing could make a big difference...
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Cancer survivors already face an elevated risk of heart disease compared with the general population.
Our new study shows that even when survivors are matched to non-cancer peers they carry more high-risk plaque in their coronary artery.
Dr Soh explains abc.net.au/listen/programs/h…
One of the most ambitious plans to harness CVD data globally & accelerate research & clinical translation has been launched in Australia.
The cloud-based research platform built to accelerate the discovery of new risk markers for heart attack & stroke
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🎉Congrats to PhD students Della Wang & Beryl Lin who scored internships at Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen! ✈️🇩🇰
Della and Beryl got to dive into exciting research alongside some of the world's best.
👉 More on our work with Steno baker.edu.au/work-with-us/st…
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🌏 India carries the world’s second-highest diabetes burden. Through the SHILLONG Project we’re working with 1,300 young people across 40 villages to cut their lifelong risk. baker.edu.au/about/impact-re… #GlobalHealth
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New Baker Institute research: cancer survivors carry 45% more high-risk plaque in their heart arteries than people without cancer.
More reason for proactive heart screening after cancer treatment.
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This week we’re raising awareness of atrial fibrillation. AF is an irregular heart rhythm affecting 500,000+ Australians, with up to 30% potentially undiagnosed.
Know the signs. Check your pulse. Talk to your GP if something doesn’t feel right. Visit hearts4heart.org.au
Taya interned with us as an undergraduate. She's now a lab technician with a published paper.
Paid vacation internships in cardiovascular and diabetes research. Applications close 11 October — contact a lab before you apply.
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Heart attack deaths are down almost 90 per cent in 50 years. Heart failure deaths have more than doubled. Our researchers led by @DrDanDonner have found an antibody that switches key immune cells from inflammatory responses into repair mode. baker.edu.au/about/impact-re… #HeartFailure
Could a single mammogram screen for both breast cancer and heart disease?
The same images that check for cancer can reveal arterial calcification. Our teams are using AI to analyse them — testing whether one scan could do both jobs.
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Chest pain or discomfort is the most common symptom of a heart attack — for women as it is for men.
Women are also more likely to have shortness of breath, nausea, unusual tiredness, or jaw, neck or back pain. Symptoms more easily dismissed.
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ALT Text tile asking whether chest pain is the most common heart attack symptom for women as well as men. Yes — and women can be more likely to also have shortness of breath, nausea, unusual tiredness, or jaw, neck or back pain. Symptoms that are more easily dismissed.
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A simple cord blood test at birth could flag a child’s future risk of type 2 diabetes — decades before it develops, and early enough to change it. Read more in our 2025 Impact Report. baker.edu.au/about/impact-re…
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AI & new technologies were hot topics at the @IntDiabetesFed Western Pacific Region Congress in Melbourne recently. But diabetes expert A/Prof Neale Cohen says an important discussion isn’t about the tech it’s about prediction & responding to uncertainty.
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Cardiovascular disease is still thought of as a men's problem.
How does heart risk differ for women, why is it missed, and what is being done about it?
Read our new women and CVD explainer: baker.edu.au/wcvd01
🩸Professor Peter Meikle has developed Australia's only clinical lipidomics platform to preduct heart disease from just one drop of blood in six minutes. With a $3 million NHMRC Investigator grant, Prof Meikle is now bringing the test to GP clinics.💙 baker.edu.au/news/heart-dise…
It's National Science Week 🔬 Curious what research really looks like? Join us at our Student Info Session on Wed 9 Sep, 4–6pm. Free — register: eventbrite.com.au/e/student-… #NationalScienceWeek
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