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Stimulating heart regeneration following injury

Novel therapeutic targets associated with neonatal heart regeneration provide strategies to treat cardiac injury

October 3, 2019 5:22 PM UTC
Updated on Oct 4, 2019 at 12:35 AM UTC

A multi-omic study of regenerating neonatal hearts has uncovered novel therapeutic targets for cardiac injury post myocardial infarction.

Study leader Eric Olson said the findings serve as a resource for understanding the DNA sequences and epigenetic modifications that can be manipulated to favor heart repair...