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6th International Conference on Cardiology & Cardiovascular Diseases (ICCCD 2026)
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Your heart can beat without your brain telling it to. Crazy, right?

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Kicking off #BCVS2025 with groundbreaking science—this morning’s talk on transplanting a genetically modified porcine heart into a living human was nothing short of historic. 🫀🐖

We’re energized for the lineup of cutting-edge cardiac research to come!
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BMP signaling promotes zebrafish heart regeneration via alleviation of replication stress | Nature Communications In contrast to mammals, adult zebrafish achieve complete heart regeneration via proliferation of cardiomyocytes. Surprisingly, we found that regenerating cardiomyocytes experience DNA replication stress, which represents one reason for declining tissue regeneration during aging in mammals. Pharmacological inhibition of ATM and ATR kinases revealed that DNA damage response signaling is essential for zebrafish heart regeneration. Manipulation of Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP)-Smad signaling using transgenics and mutants showed that BMP signaling alleviates cardiomyocyte replication stress. BMP signaling also rescues neonatal mouse cardiomyocytes, human fibroblasts and human hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) from replication stress. DNA fiber spreading assays indicate that BMP signaling facilitates re-start of replication forks after replication stress-induced stalling. Our results identify the ability to overcome replication stress as key factor for the elevated zebrafish

BMP signaling boosts zebrafish heart regeneration by easing DNA replication stress, as discovered by inhibiting ATM and ATR. Key for complete renewal! #HeartScience PMID:39962064, Nat Commun 2025, @NatureComms https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56993-6 #Medsky #Pharmsky #RNAsky 🧪

Now in Paperback. The Curious History of the Heart. 20% discount with code CUP20SM at cup.columbia.edu

Now available in paperback! This award-winning title traces the evolution of our understanding of the heart from the dawn of civilization to the present. https://buff.ly/3C9Ydoc #HistoryOfTheHeart #HeartScience #CardiologyHistory #ScienceBook #LearnAboutTheHeart #HistoryAndScience

Space Weakens Heart Muscle Cells, Johns Hopkins Study Reveals Summary: A 30-day experiment on the International Space Station shows that low gravity conditions weaken human heart tissue and disrupt normal beating

Space hearts beat to a different rhythm! 🚀❤️ New study shows microgravity weakens heart cells. A game-changer for long-term space missions? #SpaceHealth #HeartScience scienceblog.com/547951/space... @JohnsHopkins