NPPA Gene Therapy to Encourage Greater Regeneration Following Heart Attack (opens in new tab)

Researchers here describe a novel approach to encourage greater regeneration in heart tissue following the injury and lost function incurred during a heart attack. Their work falls into the growing category of practical gene therapies in which a small amount of easily accessible tissue, such as fat or muscle, is transfected to form a factory that generates and releases a beneficial circulating protein. Only a low dose of gene therapy vector is needed, and all of the present challenges in broa...