Cardiology
Study finds sirtuin protein essential for healthy heart function
The human heart is a remarkable muscle, beating more than 2 billion times over the average life span.
Apr 7, 2016
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News tagged with hypertrophy
Cardiology
Ancient herbal therapy can prevent—and reverse—cardiac hypertrophy in mice
A natural compound derived from the bark of the magnolia tree, can protect the heart from hypertrophy, a thickening of cardiac muscle often caused by chronic high blood pressure that can lead to heart failure, researchers ...
Apr 14, 2015
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Genetics
Researchers find genetic cues for a big heart
Bigger isn't always better, even when it comes to the body's most vital organs. An enlarged or thickened cardiac muscle can actually force the heart to work harder to pump blood throughout the body, weakening the organ until ...
Feb 3, 2015
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Cardiology
Scientists grow tiny beating human hearts to give them heart disease and find a cure
(Medical Xpress)—Miniature human hearts that beat of their own accord are being grown by scientists at Abertay University.
Jun 26, 2014
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Medical research
Researchers discover key to heart failure, new therapies on horizon
Some 5.8 million Americans suffer from heart failure, a currently incurable disease. But scientists at Temple University School of Medicine's (TUSM) Center for Translational Medicine have discovered a key biochemical step ...
Mar 5, 2013
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Cardiology
Researchers prevent heart failure in mice
(Medical Xpress)—Cardiac stress, for example a heart attack or high blood pressure, frequently leads to pathological heart growth and subsequently to heart failure. Two tiny RNA molecules play a key role in this detrimental ...
Sep 25, 2012
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Medical research
Drug can reverse overgrown hearts to help prevent heart failure
A promising cancer treatment drug can restore function of a heart en route to failure from high blood pressure, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.
May 31, 2011
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Cardiology
Sudden cardiac deaths in college athletes fall, but are still high in one sport
College sports have seen a decline in the rate of sudden cardiac deaths, but rates remain higher for Division I men's basketball players, as well as male and Black athletes in other sports, new research has found.
Nov 14, 2023
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Medications
Different antibiotics' effects on gut microbes may impact hypertensive organ damage
New research in rodents indicates that altering gut microbes may affect the development of organ damage associated with hypertension. The findings will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2023, November 1–5.
Nov 2, 2023
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Cardiology
Investigating the role of DNA damage in cardiac hypertrophy
A novel cellular pathway regulates DNA damage and structural changes in cardiomyocytes, which contributes to the development of cardiac hypertrophy, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Circulation.
Oct 12, 2023
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