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Scarring of heart tissue can be slowed but not stopped, and can lead to heart failure. But a new study has shown that an existing immunotherapy could stop scar tissue formation after heart attacks.Continue ReadingCategory: Heart Disease, Illnesses and … Continue reading Immunotherapy prevents heart attacks progressing to heart failure
AF, or AFib, and its close medical cousin, atrial flutter, are associated with complications such as stroke, heart failure, and heart attack. While there’s an understandable focus on treating these conditions to prevent acute complications, less resear… Continue reading Only half of atrial fibrillation patients survive another 10 years
Detecting the first stages of heart failure could soon be as simple as placing a smartphone on a patient’s chest. That’s the conclusion of an ongoing study, which is aimed at developing an app for diagnosing the potentially lethal condition as early as… Continue reading App detects heart failure vibes via a smartphone’s existing sensors
Scientists at the University of Chicago have developed a new pacemaker that’s thinner than a human hair, wireless and operated entirely by light from an optic fiber. The non-invasive device could help regulate heart activity or even stimulate neurons i… Continue reading Ultrathin, wireless, light-operated pacemaker cuts invasive surgery
If someone is already suffering from heart failure, they certainly shouldn’t have to deal with a serious infection on top of that. A new type of electrical wire, designed for powering implanted heart pumps, should help keep that from happening.Continue… Continue reading Flexy cratered wires could reduce infections in heart failure patients
Researchers have identified an efficient and cost-effective two-step screening strategy that, compared to the current one-step approach, more accurately identifies which type 2 diabetics need treatment to prevent life-threatening heart failure, even th… Continue reading Two-step screening better identifies diabetics at risk of heart failure
Researchers have discovered a previously unknown pathological cellular mechanism underpinning heart failure, which currently has no cure, and identified a drug that can reverse the damaging malfunction. The findings open the door to a novel interventio… Continue reading Drug found to reverse mitochondria malfunction & mitigate heart failure
There are a lot of research eyes on the development of Polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) inhibitors for cancer treatment right now, with several drugs currently in clinical trials and at least one in late-stage Phase III testing. But University of Cambridge sc… Continue reading Promising cancer drug may effectively treat gout and heart disease
Most tissues in the body can regenerate themselves after an injury, but unfortunately heart muscle cells aren’t one of them. Now, scientists at the Max Planck Institute have shown in mice that reprogramming the energy metabolism of these cells allows t… Continue reading Scientists regenerate damaged hearts by reprogramming metabolism in mice
Organ transplants can save lives, but they’re plagued by long waiting lists and high chances of rejection. In a major step towards creating new organs on demand, Stanford scientists have now received a contract and funding for experiments to 3D print h… Continue reading Stanford to bioprint human hearts for implantation into live pigs