We’ve awarded £35 million to nine universities across the UK to support heart and circulatory diseases research. The funding will help the universities to attract the brightest talent, power cutting-edge science and unlock lifesaving discoveries. bhf.org.uk/what-we-do/new…

We're hiring again at the LHA @ UCL! Senior research fellow post to use -omics data from many large cohort studies to understand the causes of multi-morbidity / frailty in old age. Apply by 23rd June: ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/se…

Congratulation to Rayan Anbar on being awarded his PhD with minor corrections.

Introducing the Horizon Europe 🇪🇺 VITAL Study! Find out more information in this new press release vital-horizoneurope.eu/news/ #VITALhorizonEU

Glad to announce that the findings of our recent study looking at the association between #adiposity and #cardiac_health is now available: academic.oup.com/eurheartj/adva… Early #prevention of excessive adiposity is important to prevent cardiac damage later in life.

An alarming signal in obese patients: the relationship between Body Mass Index and left ventricular structural features: read the comment on #EHJ! academic.oup.com/eurheartj/adva… #EHJ #cardiotwitter @ESC_journals European Society of Cardiology #adipositty #left #ventricular #mass

New paper just out — combining the LHA @ UCL Insight 46 and Lothian cohorts to examine cardiometabolic and ApoE4 effects on brain age. TLDR — key findings summarised below Research at ARUK UCL Brain Sciences Alzheimer's Association

Unvaccinated individuals are more likely to experience mental illness a year after a severe Covid-19 infection, according to a new Medical Research Council and National Institute for Health and Care Research funded study at UCL co-led by Prof Prof Praveetha Patalay (LHA @ UCL) with University of Bristol COVID-19 Longitudinal Health and Wellbeing. bit.ly/3XdkWHJ

Inspiring day at HDRUK #blackinternprog closing event, celebrating working with the brilliant Susana Quissua 🌟⁦LHA @ UCL⁩ this summer with ⁦⁦Alun Hughes⁩. Thanks Susana!

Very proud of former UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science LHA @ UCL Cardiovascular Science students Arisa Sittichokkananon and Priyanka Iyer who presented findings from their excellent iBSc and MSc research projects at #ESCCongress 2024 last week.

Mental ill health is much more likely for up to a year following severe Covid-19, with vaccination appearing to mitigate the adverse effects of infection on mental health, finds a new study co-led by Prof Prof Praveetha Patalay LHA @ UCL with University of Bristol COVID-19 Longitudinal Health and Wellbeing buff.ly/4cGrmU9

Thrilled to have won the BSCMR young investigator award! This would not have been possible without Gabriella Captur from UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science/LHA @ UCL and prof. Anna Hansell from University of Leicester. Congratulations to all the finalists for their impactful work and excellent presentations.

💡 3 Ways to Improve your Brain Health: 🩺 Look after your heart 🏃‍♀️ Stay mentally and socially active 🧠 Start looking after your brain early Find out more about dementia research at UCL buff.ly/3Bc2aba #UCLDementia LHA @ UCL UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science Alzheimer's Research UK UCL Brain Sciences

Thanks for the invitation! Was great to speak about the LHA @ UCL Insight 1946 birth study and how we are using imaging to understand dementia risk Research at ARUK UCL Brain Sciences Alzheimer's Association #eumind

This is my last week at UCL after 11 incredible years! A HUGE thank you to all my wonderful, talented, colleagues and friends at LHA @ UCL, especially Nish, Alun and Alisia for your mentorship and support. Grateful for all the experiences and excited for my new challenge at DHSC.

We have two Postdoc positions available in the VITAL Study at King's College London! 1️⃣ Developing and validating digital twins. kcl.ac.uk/jobs/095966-po… 2️⃣ Personalising virtual twins and creating patient cohorts. kcl.ac.uk/jobs/095947-po… Apply before October 27th

🔔The latest Longitudinal News is out now! Check out the latest #longitudinal news, research & events including: - Our new interactive briefing note tool - Videos/slides on using standardised scales & lists in CLOSER Discovery - Population Research UK workshops ➡️mailchi.mp/3e580f5de66c/l…

New preprint: genetic liability + BMI across generations born 1946, 1958, 1970, 2001. Led by Liam Wright @clscohorts LHA @ UCL UCL Social Research Institute (SRI) Obesity is highly heritable, yet rates have soared in recent decades. How have links between genes and BMI changed across time? ... 🧵

Latest *open access* paper on the LHA @ UCL Insight 46 cohort explores the relationship between vascular risks across the life course and cerebral haemodynamics/blood flow. A great collaboration with colleagues Amsterdam UMC journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02…

Bit of media attention today for my recent collaboration with 🫀-🧠 Ageing Group at University of Oxford Unhealthy childhood could affect brain later in life, study suggests independent.co.uk/news/uk/bmi-te… LHA @ UCL UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science Research at ARUK Children of the 90s eBioMedicine – The Lancet Discovery Science