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Research sheds light on cardiac pathology mechanisms of COVID-19

In a recent study published in the journal Angiogenesis, a team of researchers compared cardiac autopsy samples from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) positive cases with ...
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Direct infection and replication of influenza virus in cardiomyocytes is a primary determinant of cardiac pathology associated with severe influenza

In a recent study published in Science Advances, researchers generated a recombinant influenza virus expressing micro ribonucleic acid (miRNAs) expressed in cardiomyocytes to infect mice, which served ...
Kaleido Scope

A microRNA network is the putative mediator of reductive stress in the heart

Last year, University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers reported that reductive stress — an imbalance in the normal oxidation/reduction homeostasis — caused pathological changes associated with ...
MedPage Today

Inflammation a Culprit in Long COVID Heart Problems

Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window Share on Bluesky. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window While long COVID ...
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Drs. Chatham, Wende Secure R21 to Study How O-GlcNAc Regulates Function of Healthy Heart

John C. Chatham, Ph.D., Professor, and Adam R. Wende, Ph.D., Associate Professor, in the Division of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, have been awarded a two-year, R21 grant from the National Heart, ...
TCTMD

Young People With Cardiac Conditions Rarely Die From Sex

For young individuals with inherited cardiac conditions such as cardiomyopathies or channelopathies, the risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) during sexual intercourse is very low, according to a new ...