With $8.6 million grant from NIH, UCLA-led consortium will map the heart's nervous system

(University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences) A consortium directed by UCLA's Dr. Kalyanam Shivkumar has received a three-year, $8.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to map the heart's nervous system. The group's goal: To conduct research that leads to new ways to treat cardiovascular disease by targeting nerves in the heart's nervous system.