Sadly, heart attacks claim the lives of 18 Australians every day

$750

Can improve heart-healthy habits among children by funding a school’s registration for Jump Rope for Heart



$1500

Could enable a researcher to grow mini hearts (bundles of beating heart cells) to study function and develop new treatments

$2500

Can support an aspiring Future Leader Fellow, like Associate Professor Nathan Palpant, for one week to continue critical heart disease research

Nathan recently discovered that the venom of the K’gari Island (Fraser Island) funnel-web spider can help heart cells survive in people having a heart attack. Who would have imagined that studying the venom of one of the world’s deadliest spiders could deliver a potential new heart attack treatment? Nathan’s ground-breaking research is driving medical breakthroughs that could enhance the lives of thousands of people every year — but now, he needs your help.

Emma survived a heart attack thanks to advances in medical research. In 2015, just 45 years old and a seasoned bodybuilder, she knew the crushing pain from her hips to the top of her head meant something was very wrong. Thanks to emergency medical intervention and the placement of a stent in one of her arteries, the mother of two is alive and well today. Emma’s story had a happy ending, but many don’t.

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