Researchers at The Florey are one step closer to finding new treatments to prevent brain injuries after using a heart-lung machine during heart surgery—a technique used to take over the workload of the heart and lungs, ...
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With heart disease the No. 1 killer in the United States, heart transplants hit record highs in 2022.
Jan 20, 2023
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A change to Medicare policy surrounding heart transplant may lead to increased inequities in access to transplant for patients with heart failure, a Michigan Medicine study finds.
Jan 11, 2023
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When COVID-19 arrived in the United States, it was all hands on deck. The country's brightest scientific minds dropped whatever they were doing to join the effort against SARS-CoV-2, developing novel vaccines and treatments ...
Dec 20, 2022
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In a University of Michigan-led study, researchers have found that most websites for heart transplant centers in the United States are difficult to understand, with more than 40% lacking information in languages other than ...
Nov 29, 2022
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The number of organ donations and organ transplants goes up markedly during large motorcycle rallies, according to a newly published analysis led by researchers at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital.
Nov 28, 2022
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A researcher at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy is reporting an effective protocol for reprogramming human heart cells into specialized cells that conduct electricity throughout the heart to enable rhythmic ...
Nov 21, 2022
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The Yoshinori Yoshida laboratory reports the generation of a platform of human heart organoids derived from iPS cells, which they use to test new therapeutic alternatives on cardiac fibrosis. Their study is published in Frontiers ...
Nov 15, 2022
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Scleroderma, also known as systemic sclerosis, is a group of rare diseases that involve the hardening and tightening of the skin. It also may cause problems in the blood vessels, internal organs and digestive tract.
Nov 10, 2022
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In the U.S., dialysis is a costly treatment with poor health outcomes. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 15% of adults—37 million people—have chronic kidney disease. As the disease progresses ...
Nov 10, 2022
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