A new gene therapy can reverse the effects of heart failure and restore heart function in a large animal model. The therapy increases the amount of blood the heart can pump and dramatically improves ...

Fulminant liver failure, or acute liver failure, is a life threatening condition that happens when liver function rapidly deteriorates. It can affect people with no preexisting liver disease. The ...

Sickle cell disease is often thought of solely as a blood disorder, but new research from the Wood Neuro Research Group ...

Rice researchers and collaborators induced heart cells to increase mitochondria production to optimal levels, opening a path toward a new therapy for heart failure.

Researchers at the Nora Eccles Harrison Cardiovascular Research and Training Institute, University of Utah, and the University of Utah School of Medicine, have demonstrated that a gene therapy can ...

Why does kidney disease often remain undetected until significant damage has occurred? Experts explain what supports this condition to remain silent until it's too late!

Regularly testing your kidney function can help you catch early kidney disease. You can manage diabetes and high blood pressure to prevent kidney disease from progressing. Lifestyle changes, like ...

The Very Early Diagnosis of Systemic Sclerosis (VEDOSS) criteria identify red flags as puffy fingers, abnormal nailfold capillaroscopy, and specific autoantibodies in patients with Raynaud's ...