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Spider Venom Heart Drug a Step Closer
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Spider Venom Heart Drug a Step Closer

A spider venom molecule being investigated by a University of Queensland team has met critical benchmarks towards becoming a treatment for heart attack and stroke.Associate Professor Nathan Palpant and Professor Glenn King examine heart cells in an IMB laboratory. Associate Professor Nathan Palpant and Professor Glenn King examine heart cells in an IMB laboratory. Image...

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Heart drug improves or stabilizes heart function in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Human heart.    Researchers at The Ohio State University Ross Heart Hospital and Nationwide Children’s Hospital have shown early treatment with the heart failure medication eplerenone can improve heart function in young boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and stabilize heart function in older boys with the disease. The results of their study are published...