A single gene switch falters in heart failure—and CRISPR can revive it

In heart failure, the heart can no longer supply the body with enough blood. The condition often develops over many years, ...

Heart attack damage reversed with injectable RNA therapy, study finds

Columbia University scientists developed a two-step RNA therapy that may repair cardiovascular tissue after a heart attack by ...

How the microprotein BRICK1 repairs and protects the heart after a heart attack

Every year, more than 200,000 people in Germany suffer a heart attack. This is caused by blocked coronary arteries. As a ...

Healing after a heart attack: New injection could help reverse damage

Columbia University scientists developed a two-step RNA therapy that may repair cardiovascular tissue after a heart attack by ...
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Human iPSCs restore muscle, function in monkeys with heart failure

Japanese researchers have transplanted human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) in a primate model of myocardial infarction and were able to restore heart muscle and function in monkeys. Developed ...
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Gene Therapy Reverses Effects of Heart Failure and Restores Heart Function in Minipigs

Researchers at the Nora Eccles Harrison Cardiovascular Research and Training Institute, University of Utah, and the University of Utah School of Medicine, have demonstrated that a gene therapy can ...
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Why Congestive Heart Failure and Kidney Disease Often Occur Together

When the heart can no longer pump blood efficiently throughout the body, kidney function issues are among the first complications to develop. Congestive heart failure (CHF), a condition that reflects ...