Tag: Atherosclerosis

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Delivery of stem cells into heart muscle after heart attack may enhance cardiac repair and reverse injury

Delivering stem cell factor directly into damaged heart muscle after a heart attack may help repair and regenerate injured tissue, according to a study led by researchers from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai presented November 18 at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2014 in Chicago, IL. “Our discoveries offer insight into the power of stem cells to regenerate damaged muscle after a heart attack,” says lead study author Kenneth Fish, PhD, Director of the Cardiology Laboratory for Translational Research, Cardiovascular Research Center, Mount Sinai Heart, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. In the study, Mount Sinai researchers administered stem cell factor (SCF) by gene transfer shortly after inducing heart attacks in pre-clinical models directly into damaged heart tissue to test its […] Read More

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Recent studies are showing dark chocolate improves artery function

Andrea Lambert Chocolate has been touted, for centuries, to have many more health benefits than health detriments due to the high polyphenol content. New research, and reviewing old research with a new viewpoint, is showing what those health benefits really are and it’s exciting! Upon studying the results, it’s clear that when dairy and sugar are added to cocoa benefits are neutralized. With all of the available evidence, including dozens of randomized controlled trials, the research is showing that arterial function was significantly improved immediately, within an hour (1). These new studies and study reviews are showing that the cocoa powder itself is the cause of these beneficial effects on reversing chronic arterial conditions like heart disease and cardiovascular conditions. Furthermore, these studies confirm that when […] Read More