Ability of candidate growth factors to induce neonatal cardiomyocyte cell-cycle progression. Credit: Cell Reports (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114162 An international research team, coordinated by academics from the University of Bologna and the IRCCS—Policlinico Sant’Orsola Hospital, has identified a key growth factor capable of exerting a proliferative and regenerative effect on cardiac muscle cells. The research, published in the journal Cell Reports, paves the way for potential new therapies to regenerate damaged hearts. Cardiac injuries, such as those caused by myocardial infarction, infection or certain cancer therapies, result in a substantial loss Read More