In the article “Our brains play a surprising role in recovering from a heart attack,” New Scientist reports on research out of the University of California, San Diego that examines how sensory neurons produced by the link between the heart and brain can be manipulated to speed up recovery. The author interviewed Professor of Biomedical Engineering Matthew Kay, who was not involved in the study, to comment on new tools that allow researchers to identify these changes in greater detail.
Here is an excerpt from the article: “This gives us really exciting opportunities to develop new therapies for patients that have heart attacks,” he says, which could potentially include gene therapies.”
Read the full article on New Scientist.