Cytokine promotes heart repair after infarct

June 20, 2022

Researchers at Hannover Medical School have gained new insights into the cytokine meteorin-like (METRNL) and its role in promoting heart repair after myocardial infarction.

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In muscular dystrophies, gene therapies race the clock

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Since the isolation of the gene that causes Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), scientists have progressed in understanding the mechanisms that lead to muscular...

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Bridgebio, with FDA approval, faces Pfizer in ATTR

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With the U.S. FDA approval of Attruby (acoramidis) for transthyretin amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), Bridgebio Pharma Inc. is taking on an industry...

‘Evo’ AI can design complete genomes

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The development of new machine learning tools like Alphafold and Rfdiffusion has allowed scientists to predict the structure of proteins and design them for drug...