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Hearts build new muscle with this simple protein patch

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September 15, 2015

An international team of researchers has identified a protein that helps heart muscle cells regenerate after a heart attack. Researchers also showed that a patch loaded with the protein and placed inside the heart improved cardiac function and survival rates after a heart attack in mice and pigs. Continue reading “Hearts build new muscle with this simple protein patch”

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Dr. Randal Kaufman, one of the world’s most influential scientific minds

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Date

July 18, 2014

Last week, Thomson Reuters published a list of the world’s most influential scientific minds—195 of them in biology and biochemistry to be exact. Thomson Reuters created the list based on scientists that write the most reports that rank among the top 1 percent cited by other scientists between the years 2002 and 2012. To no surprise from us at Sanford–Burnham, Randal Kaufman, PhD, professor and director of the Degenerative Disease Program, was on the list. Continue reading “Dr. Randal Kaufman, one of the world’s most influential scientific minds”