Medical research

Exploring the recovery process after a heart attack

A recent study published in the journal Molecular Therapy - Nucleic Acids on the harmful effects of acute myocardial infarction opens the door to the administration of a molecule (urocortin-2) as a potential treatment to ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Possible breakthrough in reducing the complications of the disease

(Medical Xpress) -- Newly published research from the Bruce Hammock lab at the University of California, Davis, and colleagues indicates a possible breakthrough in reducing the severity of complications associated with diabetes, ...

Medical research

Discovery suppresses progression of kidney fibrosis

Webster Santos is determined to find a way to halt kidney fibrosis, a condition caused by persistent inflammation and assault to the kidney. The disorder leads to kidney disease, itself a pathway to kidney failure, also known ...

Genetics

Gene therapy to reverse heart failure ready for clinical trials

A promising gene therapy developed, in part, at Thomas Jefferson University's Center for Translational Medicine to prevent and reverse congestive heart failure is on the verge of clinical trials, after years of proving itself ...

Medical research

Drug candidate leads to improved endurance

An international group of scientists has shown that a drug candidate designed by scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) significantly increases exercise endurance in animal models.

Cardiology

Restoring heart elasticity in a heart failure model

Patients with heart failure often have shortness of breath and become fatigued quickly. They frequently suffer from water retention, heart palpitations, and dizziness. The condition can be triggered by a combination of elevated ...

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