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Heart Failure – Understanding and Managing a Weakened Heart
Your heart is the engine that keeps your body running, pumping blood and oxygen to every organ. But when it cannot pump enough blood to meet your body’s needs, the condition is known as heart failure. Despite the name, it doesn’t mean the heart has stopped working—it means the heart is struggling and needs help.…
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Breakthrough in mRNA Delivery: New Lipid Nanoparticle System Crosses the Blood-brain Barrier
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed an innovative lipid nanoparticle system capable of delivering messenger RNA (mRNA) directly to the brain via intravenous injection. This advancement addresses a long-standing challenge posed by the protective blood-brain barrier, which has traditionally restricted the entry of therapeutic agents into the central nervous…