heart attack

For people who have survived a heart attack, the notion of one shot in the arm to help the heart heal, for weeks after, may seem far‑fetched. But thanks to a team of researchers, that’s exactly what could happen. This simple injection may one day help people recover more safely and fully after a heart […]

by City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes  The GIST Add as preferred source Professor Yin Huiyong, professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at CityUHK (right), and his research assistant, Dr Zhong Shanshan. Credit: City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) About 40% of East Asians suffer from

by Inka Burow, Hannover Medical School edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Alexander Pol  Editors’ notes  The GIST Add as preferred source Living heart sections enable testing on human tissue for the new RNA therapy. Credit: Karin Kaiser/MHH More than 300,000 people suffer a heart attack in Germany every year. The heart muscle is then no longer supplied

by University of Sydney edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes  The GIST Add as preferred source Pink areas show heart cells replicating. Credit: Dr. Robert Hume, University of Sydney Pioneering research by experts at the University of Sydney, the Baird Institute and the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney has shown that heart muscle

by University of Cambridge edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes Credit: Towfiqu barbhuiya from Pexels Cambridge researchers have discovered that an existing therapy which boosts protective immune cells in people who recently had heart attacks reduces blood vessel inflammation and may reduce the likelihood of future heart attacks. Regulatory T cells, a unique type

by Rockefeller University Press edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes In the daytime (left), neutrophils (green) accumulate in tissue bordering the initial site of injury caused by heart attack–induced oxygen deprivation (region surrounded by the dotted line). However, treatment with a drug that inhibits the neutrophils’ internal clock and shifts them into nighttime mode

by University of Leicester edited by Andrew Zinin  Editors’ notes Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers have uncovered a major blind spot in the way doctors assess future health risk in young adults who suffer a heart attack. Published today in the European Heart Journal, the study, led by the University of Leicester, shows that frailty—traditionally viewed as a condition

Current heart attack screening tools fail to identify half the people who are at risk, study shows  Editors’ notes Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Current cardiac screening tools used to prevent heart attacks fail to identify nearly half of the people who are actually at risk of having one, according to a new study led by