Blocking Fibronectin Protein Prevents Heart Failure, Restores Function
Scientists used an experimental targeted molecular therapy to block a matrix-forming protein in heart cells damaged by heart attack, reducing levels of scarred muscle tissue…
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Injectable Gel Helps Heart Regenerate After Heart Attack
Researchers demonstrate an injectable gel that slowly releases short gene sequences known as microRNAs into the heart muscle, allowing it to regenerate after injury. In…
Trans-Fatty Acid Ban Results in Reduced Heart Attacks and Stroke
New research from Yale University shows that people living in areas that restrict trans fats in foods had fewer hospitalizations for heart attack and stroke…
Reg3beta Regulates Healing Process after Myocardial Infarction
A new study from the Max Planck Institute details how Reg3beta controls the wound-healing process in the myocardium by attracting immune cells to the infarct…
Stress Slows Women’s Recovery from Acute Myocardial Infarction
A new study from Yale University shows that stress plays a role in the sex-based differences in recovery after acute myocardial infarction. Young and middle-aged…
Researchers Transform Human Scar-Tissue Into Heart-Muscle Cells
A newly published study from scientists at the Gladstone Institutes details how researchers transformed the class of cells that form human scar tissue into those…
Cardiac Stem Cells Offer New Ways to Prevent and Treat Heart Failure
A newly published study shows for the first time that if cardiac stem cells are eliminated, the heart is unable to repair itself after damage….
Mediterranean Diet Significantly Reduces the Risk of Suffering a Cardiovascular Death
A new study from the University of Barcelona found that eating a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil or tree nuts reduced the…
Study Links Levels of Air Pollution and Ozone to Cardiac Arrest
Based on a massive data set unique to Houston, a newly published study from scientists at Rice University has found a direct correlation between out-of-hospital…
Genetic Trickery Coaxes Heart to Heal Itself
Two new studies suggest that heart muscle cells can make copies of themselves at a very low rate, but researchers have developed a genetic trick…
Chelation-Therapy Heart Trial Criticized
There are millions of Americans seeking the use of complementary medicines, and many researchers applaud efforts to test and debunk folk treatments. However, what happens…
Immune Response to Heart Attack Can Worsen Atherosclerosis
A new study explains possible reasons why heart attack patients are at an increased risk for a second heart attack or a stroke, finding that…
Flavonoid Compound Shown to Prevent Blood Clots
Newly published findings from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center describe how rutin was shown to inhibit the formation of blood clots in an animal…
Inexpensive Strategies Linked to Lowering Heart Attack Mortality Rates
Examining the substantial variations in mortality rates from heart attack patients in hospitals across the United States led Yale researchers to find relatively inexpensive strategies…
Stem Cells Help Re-grow Healthy Heart Muscle After Heart Attack
A new study published in the journal The Lancet shares the results from a Cedars-Sinai Heart institute clinical trial, which demonstrated that heart attack patients…
Researchers Find Possible Link Between Diet Soda and Vascular Risks
By analyzing data from 2,564 participants, a new study by epidemiologists in the Miller School’s Department of Neurology shows that people who drink diet soft…