Health
Fructose powers a vicious circle
ETH researchers have found a hitherto unknown molecular mechanism that is driven by fructose and can lead to cardiac enlargement and heart failure.
Jun 17, 2015
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Cardiology
Low-oxygen environment leads to heart regeneration in mice, research shows
Normal, healthy heart muscle is well-supplied with oxygen-rich blood. But UT Southwestern Medical Center cardiologists have been able to regenerate heart muscle by placing mice in an extremely low-oxygen environment.
Oct 31, 2016
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Scientists uncover why the human heart can't regenerate itself
Stem cell researchers at UCLA have uncovered for the first time why adult human cardiac myocytes have lost their ability to proliferate, perhaps explaining why the human heart has little regenerative capacity.
Aug 9, 2011
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Vaccine-like mRNA injection can be used to make CAR T cells in the body
An experimental immunotherapy can temporarily reprogram patients' immune cells to attack a specific target via only a single injection of messenger RNA (mRNA), similar to the mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines, according to a new ...
Jan 6, 2022
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Cardiology
Unlocking a cell's potential to regenerate the heart
Some organisms have a remarkable capacity for regenerating tissue. If a fish or salamander suffers heart damage, for instance, their cells are able to divide and successfully repair the injured organ. Imagine if you could ...
Mar 1, 2018
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Optogenetic pacing possible alternative to electrical pacemakers
(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers with Lehigh University in the U.S. has found via experimentation with fruit flies that optogenetic pacing might one day be a viable alternative to electrical pacemakers in humans. ...
Cardiology
Biomedical engineers patch a heart using novel tissue cell therapy
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at Columbia Engineering have established a new method to patch a damaged heart using a tissue-engineering platform that enables heart tissue to repair itself. This breakthrough, recently published ...
May 6, 2011
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Study uncovers foundations of heart regeneration
While the human heart can't heal itself, the zebrafish heart can easily replace cells lost by damage or disease. Now, researchers have discovered properties of a mysterious outer layer of the heart known as the epicardium ...
May 4, 2015
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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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Many drugs can cause or worsen heart failure, cautions new statement
Commonly used medications and nutritional supplements may cause or worsen heart failure, according to the first scientific statement from the American Heart Association to provide guidance on avoiding drug-drug or drug-condition ...
Jul 11, 2016
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