A £5million funding boost to support the University of Cambridge’s cardiovascular disease research over the next five years has been awarded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF). The money is part of a £35m UK-wide investment from the charity under its competitive Research Excellence Awards scheme. Prof Martin Bennett, BHF professor of cardiovascular sciences at the University of Cambridge, said: “This is a fantastic achievement from the whole Cambridge team. This award will support our multiple research programmes identifying new targets and treatments for vascular disease and heart failure,…