Reactivating a fetal gene enables adult heart cells to regenerate after injury

Around the globe, heart disease remains one of the top causes of death. Once patients begin to suffer from serious heart ...

Assessing heart-pumping glitch may reduce stroke risk in adults with heart muscle disease

A hidden atrial dysfunction may raise stroke risk in people with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM); however, a noninvasive assessment tool may help identify those at increased risk, ...
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Mapping how the heart heals after a heart attack

Over the course of evolution, the human heart has largely lost its ability to regenerate. Our distant ancestors were not ...

Mapping the heart: How cells coordinate repair after heart attack

Over the course of evolution, the human heart has largely lost its ability to regenerate. Our distant ancestors were not ...
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Scientists Discover Gene That Helps the Human Heart Heal Itself

Scientists at Mount Sinai have discovered a gene that can make the human heart repair itself. By reactivating the dormant ...