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An international multidisciplinary team has demonstrated for the first time that CRISPR-based gene activation (CRISPRa) can be used to treat genetic heart disease in vivo. The study, published in the European Heart Journal ...
Sep 10, 2025
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A Spanish study shows that patients with genetic dilated cardiomyopathy who experience severe arrhythmias are at an elevated risk of developing advanced heart failure and requiring a heart transplant.
Sep 3, 2025
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A groundbreaking new study led by researchers at the Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) has identified that two closely related proteins, RBPMS and RBPMS2, act in tandem to protect the heart's ability to process the ...
Aug 29, 2025
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An international team, led by scientists from the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, has studied around 3,000 people affected by the heart disease dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM)—a driver of heart failure and sudden cardiac ...
Aug 11, 2025
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Researchers using cardiac MRI have found that long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with early signs of heart damage, according to a study that was published in Radiology. The research indicates that fine particulate ...
Jul 1, 2025
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The relationship between genetic variants and the risk of late-onset cardiomyopathy remains poorly understood in survivors of childhood cancer despite being otherwise well established. Scientists from St. Jude Children's ...
Jun 21, 2025
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the heart could help to detect a life-threatening heart disease and enable clinicians to better predict which patients are most at risk, according to a new study led by UCL (University ...
May 14, 2025
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A new study led by researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine found that heavy alcohol use does not directly cause dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), an inherited heart muscle disease.
Apr 25, 2025
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Two common and potentially deadly heart diseases can be caused by mutations in the same gene. Surprisingly, though, these two conditions are each associated with very different clinical symptoms. Using engineered heart tissue, ...
Apr 1, 2025
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A research team co-led by scientists at the University of Arizona College of Medicine—Tucson found that an osteoporosis drug might counter a rare genetic mutation underlying a type of heart disease. The results were published ...
Feb 18, 2025
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