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New research moves novel gene therapy for heart failure closer to the clinic

Knocking down the Hippo signaling pathway in pig cardiomyocytes after a heart attack, resulted in heart tissue renewal and improved function.

This Image of the Month features the cardiac fibroblast, a cell that is central to heart failure, the leading cause of mortality in the U.S.

Heart failure remains the leading cause of mortality in the U.S. During a heart attack, blood stops flowing into the heart. Without oxygen, part of

The Hippo pathway is an inhibitor of adult heart regeneration; if you take the Hippo pathway away, then the heart can regenerate. But, can the

If your skin is injured, it can heal itself. If you lose blood, your body makes more. If a lobe is removed from a mouse

Although both are known to play a role in cardiac function and previous work had hinted that they might interact with each other, it was