The Seventh Annual Symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Institute
Since it was founded in 2012, the Cardiovascular Research Institute at Baylor College of Medicine has been hosting an annual
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heart disease
Tracking down microRNA candidates that can contribute to disease
What started as Ninad Oak’s side project turned out into something much larger, his doctorate thesis. “The project started as
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Together, DAG1 and Yap ‘hit the brakes’ on heart cell proliferation
Although both are known to play a role in cardiac function and previous work had hinted that they might interact
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Men’s health awareness: Take action today
June 12 kicks off National Men’s Health Week, a reminder to take action and encourage friends and loved ones to
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New insights from an autoimmunity-mediated atherosclerosis mouse model could pave the way to new therapies for cardiovascular diseases
By Ana María Rodríguez, Ph.D. Patients with autoimmune disease have a higher risk of developing atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. Although studies
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Crystal structure of PKGI suggests a new activation mechanism
By Ana María Rodríguez, Ph.D. Kinases form a large family of proteins that seem to be involved in nearly every
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Appropriate use of aspirin for heart health evaluated
Many people have taken to heart the advice to take an aspirin a day to help prevent heart attacks –
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Heart injury marker can identify varying risks of blood pressure
By Graciela Gutierrez For years, physicians have used troponin T as evidence of the kind of heart damage that results
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In Case You Missed it: Chocolate milk post workout, new heart disease guidelines and more
Catch up on news you may have missed this week with our roundup of science, health and Baylor College of
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