In a University of Michigan-led study, researchers have found that most websites for heart transplant centers in the United States are difficult to understand, with more than 40% lacking information in languages other than ...
Nov 29, 2022
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The number of organ donations and organ transplants goes up markedly during large motorcycle rallies, according to a newly published analysis led by researchers at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital.
Nov 28, 2022
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A researcher at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy is reporting an effective protocol for reprogramming human heart cells into specialized cells that conduct electricity throughout the heart to enable rhythmic ...
Nov 21, 2022
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The Yoshinori Yoshida laboratory reports the generation of a platform of human heart organoids derived from iPS cells, which they use to test new therapeutic alternatives on cardiac fibrosis. Their study is published in Frontiers ...
Nov 15, 2022
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Scleroderma, also known as systemic sclerosis, is a group of rare diseases that involve the hardening and tightening of the skin. It also may cause problems in the blood vessels, internal organs and digestive tract.
Nov 10, 2022
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In the U.S., dialysis is a costly treatment with poor health outcomes. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 15% of adults—37 million people—have chronic kidney disease. As the disease progresses ...
Nov 10, 2022
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The heart disease arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy can lead to sudden death, particularly affecting young athletes. Researchers at the University of Basel have now genetically modified mice, which develop a similar disease to ...
Nov 2, 2022
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Heart rhythm measures in the electrocardiograms of the first pig-to-human heart transplant found unexpected differences in the electrical conduction system of the genetically modified pig heart compared to an unmodified pig ...
Oct 31, 2022
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Donor hearts from people who were COVID-19-positive appeared to be as safe for transplantation as those from people without COVID-19, according to a short-term analysis to be presented at the American Heart Association's ...
Oct 31, 2022
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Black adults treated at advanced heart failure centers received potentially life-changing therapies, such as transplants and heart pumps, about half as often as white adults, possibly due to racial bias, a small National ...
Oct 19, 2022
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