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...