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 ...
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New Published Study Reports Cardiosphere-Derived Cells Improved Skeletal and Cardiac Muscle Function in Mouse Model of Duchenne Muscular DystrophyCedars-Sinai Researchers Say ...

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Capricor Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CAPR) today announced the online publication in Stem Cell Reports of a new study by researchers at the Smidt Heart ...
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TBX20 improves contractility and mitochondrial function during direct human cardiac reprogramming

Zhou’s study, "TBX20 improves contractility and mitochondrial function during direct human cardiac reprogramming," was recently published in Circulation. The most common cause of death worldwide is ...
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Visceral, liver, muscle fat accelerate cardiovascular aging

As cardiovascular function ages, the heart becomes fibrotic, leading to reduced contraction, and vascular function declines, ...
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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 ...

Light-powered biohybrid cardiac interface can synchronize heart tissue contractions

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, have developed a polymeric biohybrid cardiac device that harnesses the ...