Jovinge

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November 6, 2019 New technique lays foundation for regenerative cardiac therapies

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Nov. 6, 2019) — Scientists have devised a technique to sort out which heart cells can replicate and which cannot, a critical…

October 10, 2019 Decreasing inflammation after a heart attack may reduce damage

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Oct. 10, 2019) — Blocking an inflammatory protein after a heart attack may reduce damage and mitigate the risk of future heart…

March 14, 2019 Seeing a world of possibility in a single cell

For years, scientists have searched for ways to fix damaged hearts. Now, they may be getting closer to a breakthrough. The human heart is notoriously…

March 6, 2018 Meet the scientist behind the science: Dr. Stefan Jovinge

Dr. Stefan Jovinge is an internationally recognized critical care cardiologist and scientist, whose innovative research has changed the way we think about healing injuries to…

February 28, 2018 Keeping the beat: How to heal the human heart

Our hearts beat to their own drum, the result of carefully regulated electrical impulses that ensure blood keeps pumping through our bodies. [caption id="attachment_6460" align="alignright"…

September 29, 2017 Fixing failing hearts

September 29 is World Heart Day, a time to focus on cardiac health In Dr. Stefan Jovinge’s lab, a petri dish of cells is doing…

February 14, 2017 The search is on for ways to mend hearts before they break

Small hearts can have the big troubles. Each year, about 40,000 newborns in the U.S. are diagnosed with a

September 29, 2016 World Heart Day 2016: Four of the coolest things happening in heart disease research

[gdlr_notification icon="icon-flag" type="color-border" border="#005a9b" color="#58595b"]INFOBOX: Cardiovascular diseases, such as heart attack and heart failure, are responsible for 31 percent of all deaths, making them the…