The inventors of Rice University’s tiny, cancer-killing “drug factory” implants are teaming with Baylor College of Medicine surgeons to create a version of the technology that can heal injuries caused by heart attacks. Someone has a heart attack every 40 seconds in the United States. An artery that supplies blood to the heart becomes blocked, and heart...
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A medium-chain fatty acid may help protect against heart attack injuries
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Mar 9 2022 A medium-chain fatty acid found in energy drinks might one day help protect against heart attack injuries. “Heart attacks are still a leading cause of death worldwide, that often come with devastating complications,” said Zhong Wang, Ph.D., an associate professor of cardiac surgery at the University of Michigan Frankel...