Blocking the mutant protein with an antibody didn't stop the strange, abnormal bone growths in mice. But the knowledge gained could steer scientists toward more promising approaches, report researchers from UConn and Alexion ...
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A University of Birmingham-led study funded by the UK Coronavirus Immunology Consortium has found that many patients with COVID-19 produce immune responses against their body's own tissues or organs.
Jun 4, 2021
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Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and their colleagues have found that a toxic protein made by the body called DUX4 may be the cause of two very different rare genetic disorders. For patients who have facioscapulohumeral ...
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Hutchinson-Gilford syndrome (HGPS, also known as progeria) is a very rare genetic disease that affects fewer than 400 people globally, and for which there is no effective treatment. HGPS is characterized by early aging accompanied ...
Mar 6, 2018
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Have you been upping your fitness regime only to find you're not really shifting the dial when it comes to exercise benefits?
Dec 6, 2021
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Heart muscle is one of the least renewable tissues in the body, which is one of the reasons that heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease ...
Jun 5, 2017
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So… should I exercise a little bit every day, or exercise for longer once a week?
Aug 15, 2022
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A new set of recommendations aimed at helping doctors prevent and manage heart failure expand the focus on people at risk or showing early signs of the condition.
Apr 4, 2022
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COVID-19 can have fatal consequences for people with underlying cardiovascular disease and cause cardiac injury even in patients without underlying heart conditions, according to a review published today in JAMA Cardiology ...
Mar 27, 2020
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Every heart muscle cell, or cardiomyocyte, is studded with tiny, intricate structures called dyads. The dyads are like orchestra conductors: They coordinate incoming electrical signals with release of calcium in the muscle, ...
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