News — Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics (DPAG)

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New blood test could identify people at highest risk of dying from heart failure

18 March 2024

Yitao Zhu awarded Goodger and Schorstein scholarship

21 July 2023

Congratulations are in order to Yitao Zhu on winning a Goodger and Schorstein Award from the Medical Sciences Internal Fund.

Thamali Ayagama wins Physiology 2023 Poster Prize

18 July 2023

Congratulations are in order to Dr Thamali Ayagama who has been awarded the Physiological Reports Poster Prize at Physiology 2023, The Physiological Society's premier Annual Conference.

Failing hearts can use different fuels, and prefer fat over sugar

31 May 2023

An exciting new collaborative study from RDM and DPAG researchers has found that fat metabolism could be the key to tackling heart failure.

New blood test from DPAG cardiac researchers could save lives of heart attack victims

31 January 2023

Researchers from the Herring group have developed a blood test that measures stress hormone levels after heart attacks. The test – costing just £10 – could ensure patients receive timely life-saving treatment.

Strong performance for DPAG cardiac research at the Oxford BHF CRE Annual Symposium

30 November 2022

Congratulations are in order for Kaitlyn Dennis, Dr Ni Li and Dr KC Park on their awards at this year's major showcase for Oxford's British Heart Foundation funded researchers.

Peregrine Green wins HRC 2022 Young Investigator Award

11 October 2022

Congratulations are in order for Dr Peregrine Green, who has received the Young Investigator award at the Heart Rhythm Congress 2022.

Neil Herring to give prestigious Bayliss-Starling Prize Lecture

30 June 2022

The annual Prize Lecture from The Physiological Society will provide an opportunity to highlight the importance of the Herring lab's work into the nervous system’s critical role in cardiovascular health and disease.

Peregrine Green honoured by British Cardiovascular Society

9 June 2022

Congratulations are in order for Dr Peregrine Green, who has won a prestigious abstract award at the BCS Annual Conference.

Two major BHF awards to Neil Herring pave the way to new treatments for heart attack patients

12 November 2020

Associate Professor Neil Herring has been awarded a Senior Clinical Research Fellowship and a Project grant from the British Heart Foundation to further critical research into the mechanisms behind heart attacks and heart failure and potential drugs to combat them. Given the 50% reduction in research investment this year from the BHF due to the impact of COVID-19, Prof Herring is to be congratulated on these awards.

HCQ with antibiotics to treat COVID-19 could be dangerous for the heart

26 May 2020

DPAG researchers have collaborated on an international study that demonstrates a detailed mechanistic understanding of how the anti-malaria drug, Hydroxychloroquine, combined with antibiotics, can cause adverse cardiac side-effects in COVID-19 patients. This gives weight to US Federal advice against using this combined treatment.

New target identified to help prevent dangerous heart rhythms after heart attack

8 January 2020

For many years, we have been using beta-blockers to neutralise a specific stress hormone and prevent dangerous heart rhythms following a heart attack. However, a new study led by Associate Professor Neil Herring and published in the European Heart Journal has uncovered evidence for an additional stress hormone acting as a key trigger for dangerous heart rhythms that is not currently targeted by these drugs.

Biomarker predicts which patients with heart failure have a higher risk of dying

7 January 2020

UCLA Researchers in collaboration with DPAG researchers from the Paterson and Herring Groups have identified a biomarker for increased risk of early mortality in patients with heart failure. Associate Professor Neil Herring is senior author.

Neil Herring appointed Associate Professor in Cardiovascular Physiology

27 November 2019

The post is in association with a Tutorial Fellowship at Exeter College.

New approach to reducing damage after a heart attack

12 July 2019

During the emergency procedure used to reopen the blocked artery causing a heart attack, smaller "micro" blood vessels can remain constricted causing significant damage. A new study led by Associate Professor Neil Herring and published in the European Heart Journal has established a key cause behind this constriction and identified a potential therapeutic target to block the mechanism behind it.

Neil Herring honoured by the Royal College of Physicians

7 June 2019

Congratulations are in order to Associate Professor Neil Herring on being made a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians.

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