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Connecting the Complexities of Heart Failure and Aging
Researchers learned how IGFBP7, a senescence signaling protein and biomarker, promotes cardiac remodeling and cellular aging.
Connecting the Complexities of Heart Failure and Aging
Connecting the Complexities of Heart Failure and Aging

Researchers learned how IGFBP7, a senescence signaling protein and biomarker, promotes cardiac remodeling and cellular aging.

Researchers learned how IGFBP7, a senescence signaling protein and biomarker, promotes cardiac remodeling and cellular aging.

drug development, physiology

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Patient Implanted with Live, 3D-Printed Tissue in Medical First
Shawna Williams | Jun 2, 2022 | 2 min read
An ear made from the person’s own cells was surgically attached in March, the company behind the technology says.
Warming Up to Brown Fat
Kerry Grens | Oct 8, 2015 | 6 min read
Scientists know how to turn on these fat-combusting cells. Can these energy burners be used to combat obesity?
Drug Stimulates Brown Fat
Kerry Grens | Jan 28, 2015 | 1 min read
A small study finds that an approved medication increases metabolic rate and the activity of thermogenic brown fat in men.
Child-Proofing Drugs
Edyta Zielinska | Mar 1, 2012 | 10+ min read
When children need medications, getting the dosing and method of administration right is like trying to hit a moving target with an untried weapon.
Calcium and the Pancreas
Ole H. Petersen, Oleg V. Gerasimenko, and Julia V. Gerasimenko | Feb 1, 2012 | 1 min read
Normal pancreatic function depends on the precise flow of calcium within and into the acinar cells of the organ. 
The War Within
Ole H. Petersen, Oleg V. Gerasimenko, and Julia V. Gerasimenko | Feb 1, 2012 | 9 min read
Unraveling the molecular causes of acute pancreatitis—a potentially deadly disease in which the pancreas essentially digests itself—is yielding clues to how it might be treated.
Stress and Inflammation
Christina M. Warboys, Narges Amini, Amalia de Luca, and Paul C. Evans | Feb 1, 2011 | 1 min read
Stress and inflammation Cardiovascular disease, including coronary artery disease and stroke, is the single greatest cause of death worldwide and is a major burden on health services and society. 
When Stress Is Good
Christina M. Warboys, Narges Amini, Amalia de Luca, and Paul C. Evans | Feb 1, 2011 | 5 min read
Fast blood flow protects against atherosclerosis: implications for treatment
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