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 ...

A new gene therapy can reverse the effects of heart failure and restore heart function in a large animal model. The therapy increases the amount of blood the heart can pump and dramatically improves ...

Researchers have reduced scar formation and improved heart function in mouse models of heart failure using a monoclonal antibody treatment, similar to that approved by the FDA to treat other ...

During embryonic development, the right ventricle is formed from the secondary heart field into a crescent-shaped, thin-walled structure. 6 It is the most anterior heart chamber, sitting just beneath ...

image: Researchers have discovered how a gene that increases the risk of developing genetic heart disease functions, paving the way for new treatments. view more Researchers have discovered how a gene ...

Fulminant liver failure, or acute liver failure, is a life threatening condition that happens when liver function rapidly deteriorates. It can affect people with no preexisting liver disease. The ...

Alcohol is a toxic substance that can damage the body’s organs and tissues. There are mixed conclusions about whether or not alcohol causes kidney failure specifically. Some sources state that ...