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The number of patients diagnosed with cardiomyopathy has increased substantially over the past two decades. This is the finding of a new study from Uppsala University that mapped all cases of cardiomyopathy in Sweden. Despite ...
Jan 31, 2026
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A genetic variant is likely putting some children suffering with myocarditis—inflammation of the heart muscle—at higher risk of developing heart failure, which can be fatal, according to a study published in Circulation Heart ...
Dec 5, 2025
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In research, induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells are derived from skin, urine, or blood samples and developed into other cells, like heart tissue, that researchers want to study. Because of the similarities between certain ...
Nov 21, 2025
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Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), a leading cause of heart failure, is twice as common in Black individuals as in white individuals. This excess risk is not fully explained by known risk factors such as high blood pressure or ...
Nov 2, 2025
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Faulty versions of the LMNA gene can cause a wide range of health problems, including heart muscle disease (dilated cardiomyopathy) and muscle weakness (muscular dystrophies). Many of these diseases are caused by single-point ...
Through a comprehensive approach combining transcriptomic profiling, histological analysis, and functional validation in organoid and animal models, a research team led by Associate Professor Yoshinori Yoshida and Assistant ...
Sep 22, 2025
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Fibroblasts, cells that repair heart damage, might cause a cycle of stiffening and scarring in certain heart conditions.
Sep 15, 2025
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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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