A naturally occurring gene called Cyclin A2 (CCNA2), which turns off after birth in humans, can actually make new, functioning heart cells and help the heart repair itself from injury, including a ...

Researchers at Mount Sinai have identified the Cyclin A2 gene, which reactivates the human heart's natural healing ability.

Around the globe, heart disease remains one of the top causes of death. Once patients begin to suffer from serious heart ...

Researchers at the Nora Eccles Harrison Cardiovascular Research and Training Institute, University of Utah, and the University of Utah School of Medicine, have demonstrated that a gene therapy can ...

Atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, is an irregular heart rhythm that increases a person’s risk of stroke, heart failure, and even premature death. While many risk factors contribute to A-fib, one stands ...

After severe heart failure, the ability of the heart to heal by forming new cells is very low. However, after receiving treatment with a supportive heart pump, the capacity of a damaged heart to ...

A naturally occurring gene called Cyclin A2 ( CCNA2 ), which turns off after birth in humans, can actually make new, functioning heart cells and help the heart repair itself from injury including a ...